U.S. Claims Readiness to Negotiate; Ball Is in Iran’s Court

According‍ to the English section of webangah News Agency,citing Mehr News⁣ Agency,Tomi Piegot,Deputy Spokesperson for the‌ U.S.‍ State Department, on Thursday local⁤ time responded to ⁤a​ reporter’s question regarding statements made by‍ Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi in an ‍interview with the ​Financial⁣ Times. He said, “I emphasize that the United states is prepared⁢ to negotiate with Iran. Iran has onyl a short window of opportunity, but‌ the‍ ball is⁣ in ‌their court. We are ‍waiting to see what they do.”

During a press briefing in Washington, a‍ reporter asked Piegot ‍about Araghchi’s statement that ⁤before nuclear talks can begin, the‍ United⁢ States must agree on financial‍ compensation because it attacked Iranian nuclear sites. The question was: Do you have any comment on⁢ this?

The U.S.⁣ State Department spokesperson dismissed calls for “compensation” from America as “absurd” and claimed: ⁤”What I can say is that any demand for financial‍ compensation from the ⁢United States by​ the Iranian regime is ridiculous. If Iran genuinely wanted to save money or reduce ​some ​sanctions policies, it would stop destabilizing activities and cease ⁣wasting resources on its nuclear‌ program.”