Pezeshkian emphasized that Iran is waging a defensive war and does not harbor any enmity towards other nations, including people of the US, Europe, or neighboring countries and seeks peace and respect for everyone

Mientras Irán insiste en sus condiciones para poner fin a la guerra, a Estados Unidos e Israel les quedan pocas opciones viables. Pueden continuar con los bombardeos, pero también seguirán enfrentándose a una escalada iraní que inflige daños a Israel y a los intereses estadounidenses en la región.

As Iran presses its conditions for ending the war, the US and Israel are left with few good options. They can continue bombing, but they will also continue to see Iranian escalation that inflicts harm on Israel and on US interests in the region.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed the negotiations could lead to a much improved deal on the nuclear issue than the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), from which Trump unilaterally withdrew in 2018.

Geopolitical analysts Mohammad Marandi discusses on the ongoing US campaign against Iran and what is motivating the attacks

The two countries carried out five rounds of talks last year over Iran’s nuclear program and lifting of US sanctions. The talks were discontinued after the US joined Israel in launching airstrikes inside Iran in June.

Vijay Prashad offers six points to make sense of the situation in Iran amid protests, violence, and threats of military intervention from Washington

The Iranian government has claimed the protests against people’s economic suffering have been hijacked by forces trying to create chaos and pushing for regime change in the country.

Iran rejected a resolution in the IAEA adopted despite objections from Russia and China on Thursday. It demands the inspection of all Iranian nuclear sites, including those attacked by the US and Israel in June.

The 2015 multilateral nuclear deal, which imposed restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program in return for relief from sanctions and the related UN resolution 2231 officially expired last week.

Former Venezuelan diplomat Carlos Ron told Peoples Dispatch that the sole purpose of sanctions is “to inflict pain or suffering onto the population”

Russia and China, also signatories of the JCPOA, accused the UK, France, and Germany of violating the provisions of the nuclear deal by using threats of sanctions instead of approaching the issue diplomatically.