Araghchi before U.S. talks: We will firmly stand by our rights

Pars Today – Ahead of the Iran–U.S. negotiations in Muscat, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran issued a statement emphasizing that Tehran is entering the diplomatic process without forgetting the events of the past year.

Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, arrived at Muscat International Airport in the early hours of Friday, February 6, where he was welcomed by Omani officials. According to Iran’s Foreign Minister, the new round of Iran–U.S. nuclear talks will take place on Friday morning in Muscat.

U.S. officials have announced that Steve Witkoff, the U.S. President’s Special Envoy and Representative for West Asia, along with Jared Kushner, son-in-law and adviser to Donald Trump, will lead the talks on behalf of the United States. Witkoff had arrived in Muscat several hours before the Iranian delegation.

Pars Today, citing IRIB News Agency, reported that ahead of the talks, Araghchi posted on social media: “We enter these interactions in good faith, while firmly standing by our rights.”

Araghchi added: “Commitments must be respected. Equality in status, mutual respect, and shared interests are not mere slogans; they are an unavoidable necessity and form the foundation of a sustainable agreement.”

This round of Iran–U.S. nuclear talks is taking place at a time when the U.S. military buildup in the region, along with threats and allegations against Iran, has threatened regional security. The Islamic Republic of Iran approaches the negotiations with the memory of several previous rounds with Washington, which ultimately ended following military attacks by the Israeli regime and the U.S. (the 12-day war) on Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities. For this reason, the issue of trust is Iran’s most significant challenge in this round of talks.