Nuclear discussions: Iran checks return to the negotiating table for US attacks

According to the US attacks on the Iranian nuclear facilities, President Donald Trump wants to herald a new round of negotiations on the nuclear program. However, it is still unclear whether and when the negotiators from Washington and Tehran sit down at a table. “We haven’t planned anything at the moment,” said Trump’s spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt. At the NATO summit, the US President announced new discussions with Iran for the coming week, but did not provide any details.

The Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtschi confirmed the exchange with several colleagues, but was reluctant to new atomic negotiations with the United States. “But when it comes to negotiations with the United States, we are evaluating what the best for our national interests is,” he told the Irib. So far, there are no plans or commitments to resume negotiations.

Wadephul for Iran negotiations: “We have a real trump card”

In the event of possible negotiations with Iran on his nuclear program, Federal Foreign Minister Johann WadePhul (CDU) sees Europeans in a good position. “We have a very good leaf,” said WadePhul in the ZDF talk show “Maybrit Illner”. With the so-called Snapback mechanism, Europeans could trigger sanctions against Tehran. “We have a real trump card. You know that in Washington and we will use that together.” The aim is to get a negotiating solution.

The 2015 Vienna Agreement on the Iranian Nuclear Program – even if it is no longer used – is formal in October 2025. Until then, the Europeans, as co-signers, have the opportunity to return earlier and strict UN sanctions against Iran without much resistance through the so-called Snapback mechanism. This means that the European governments, even if they do not sit directly with Iran regarding the nuclear program at the negotiating table, still have an important means of pressure.

Group of E3 speaks to Iranians

WadePhul emphasized that he was in contact with the USA, but also with his Iranian colleague. The so -called E3 consisting of Germany, France and Great Britain are “those who speak to the Iranians” and made contacts with them. Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghtschi, on the other hand, called for the E3 countries to explain the status of international law in their politics. International law experts had classified the attack of the United States and Israel on the nuclear facilities as illegal.

In addition, ARAGHTSCHI criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s phrase that Israel had done the “dirty work” with his attacks on Iran.

CNN: billion -dollar investments in civil nuclear program in prospect

In order to make the Iranian government a return to the negotiating table, according to a report by CNN in Washington, over a billion -dollar investment package in a civil nuclear program in Iran is discussed. The condition is that no uranium will be submitted in the future, the US broadcaster reported, citing several people familiar with the plans.

In addition to investments of up to $ 30 billion in the civil nuclear program, the abolition of some sanctions against Iran and the release of blocked bank accounts for foreign banks are under discussion. In addition to the United States, several Arab countries are also involved in the considerations that are supposed to put investments according to the presentation of the US government, the report said.

Tehran accuses IAEA’s debt on attacks on nuclear facilities

The Iranian government is currently not planning to receive the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghtschi. The Iranian parliament recently voted to suspend the cooperation with the IAEA until the “security” of the nuclear systems is guaranteed. In the past few days, Iranian officials had accused the IAEA and Grossi to carry a complicity in the attacks of Israel and the United States on Iran because of their reports on the Iranian nuclear program.

Grossi had announced one day after the start of the ceasefire between Israel and Iran that he wanted to travel to Iran as soon as possible. Grossi recently repeatedly emphasized the need that IAEA inspectors resume their work and visited the Iranian nuclear facilities after the attack.

Iran admits “considerable” damage to nuclear systems

The damage to the Iranian nuclear facilities after the Israeli and US attacks are “considerable,” said Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghtschi. It was the first time that a high -ranking government representative commented on the consequences of the attacks on the nuclear program and gave up.

It is unclear how much the nuclear systems were damaged in the attacks with bunker -breaking bombs. According to the U.S. foreign intelligence agency CIA, it would take years to rebuild the systems. A preliminary report by the US military secret service DIA, on the other hand, came to the conclusion that the nuclear program was only thrown back by a few months.