Iran Rejects EU’s Call to Resume Talks After US Strikes: ‘Can’t Return to Something We Never Left’

Iran Rejects EU’s Call to Resume Talks After US Strikes: On Sunday, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi accused the United States and Israel of intentionally sabotaging diplomacy by focusing on attacking his country’s nuclear facilities, announcing that both powers had “decided to blow up” negotiations.

He said Israel blew up negotiations through its strikes on June 13, while the United States had "done the same" to negotiations with European powers through its most recent attacks.

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When pressed about calls from Europeans for Iran to return to the negotiating table, Araghchi asked, "How can Iran return to something it never left?"

“Last week, we were in negotiations with the US when Israel decided to blow up that diplomacy. This week, we held talks with the E3/EU when the US decided to blow up that diplomacy. What conclusion would you draw?” Araghchi asked in a post on X.

“To Britain and the EU High Rep, it is Iran which must “return” to the table. But how can Iran return to something it never left, let alone blew up?” he added.

He also said that Iran's response depends on the level of US aggression, warning that US actions have hastened instability in the region. “We will respond in accordance with our rights and national security priorities,” Araghchi said, without providing further details.

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The United States struck three sites in Iran early Sunday morning, inserting itself directly into Israel's war against Tehran's nuclear programme, and significantly increasing the stakes if the goal is to weaken a long-standing adversary. It also raised fears of a broader regional conflict with Iran accusing Washington of beginning "a dangerous war."

In a national address from the White House, US President Donald Trump claimed Iran's key nuclear facilities were "completely and fully obliterated."

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization claimed the strikes targeted its sites at Fordo, Isfahan, and Natanz, but they will continue with their nuclear programme.

Both Iranian authorities and the UN nuclear watchdog said there were no indications of radioactive contamination at the sites hit by the strikes, at least, none immediately after the strikes.

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