Overview
- Iran’s president said Tehran is open to talks under international frameworks but rejects demands to forfeit nuclear research or missile protection under threat.
- He stated that Iran wants peace and security without humiliation or one-sided conditions imposed by other countries.
- His remarks came a day after Trump said Iran had asked whether U.S. sanctions could be lifted.
- Iran has repeatedly refused to negotiate over its missile program or to halt uranium enrichment on its soil, which it describes as peaceful.
- Tehran says its ballistic missiles, reported to reach about 2,000 kilometers, serve as a defensive deterrent and denies seeking nuclear weapons.