Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks in a meeting with representatives of parties and popular establishments in Tehran on April 6, 2025. (Photo by president.ir)

President Masoud Pezeshkian has once again said Iran is open to talks but this does not mean it will hold negotiations “at any cost.”

“We do not seek war, unrest and nuclear bomb. We seek negotiations but the Americans must also prove that they seek negotiations,” Pezeshkian said on Sunday.

He added that Iran believes in negotiations but will not submit to any humiliation.

"But the issue of negotiations with the United States is different,” the president said.

He added that Iran cannot negotiate with the US by the time that Washington is exerting all-out pressure and posing mounting pressure to Tehran.

As per a religious decree (fatwa) issued by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Iran has no intention to use its nuclear capabilities for non-peaceful purposes, the president emphasized.

He pointed to his recent phone calls with leaders of all regional countries on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr and noted that Iran’s relations with these states have been far improved in comparison with the past.

In contradictory messaging, US President Donald Trump called on Tehran to hold direct negotiations on its nuclear program while threatening to bomb Iran if diplomacy fails.

On March 30, Trump threatened Iran with bombing and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program.

Iran has stressed time and again that it will not sit at the negotiating table with the US administration as long as Trump continues his pressure campaign against Tehran.

On Saturday, Pezeshkian criticized the language of threat against Tehran, saying the country is willing to engage in negotiations “on equal footing.”

“The Islamic Republic of Iran seeks dialogue on equal footing. They threaten Iran on one hand and seek to hold negotiations on the other,” he added.

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