'Related To Earlier Talks With US': Iran Reacts To Report Of 'Abandoning' Its Nuclear Programme

Last Updated:March 05, 2026, 15:36 IST

The US and Israel launched 'Operation Epic Fury', which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after backchannel talks via mediator Oman over a nuclear deal with Iran failed

Amid the raging West Asia conflict, which entered its sixth day, the Iranian deputy minister laid out a single condition for his country to “abandon" its nuclear programme.

Deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said Iran will abandon its nuclear programme only if the United States provides a “satisfactory alternative offer".

“Iran is ready to abandon its nuclear programme on condition that the United States presents a satisfactory alternative offer," Takht-Ravanchi was quoted by Sky News Arabia.

The United States and Israel launched ‘Operation Epic Fury’, which also killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, after backchannel talks via mediator Oman over a nuclear deal with Iran failed. Tehran has said it entered negotiations with Washington DC despite doubts about American intentions, but was attacked before the set timeline.

The US, meanwhile, has said the ultimate goal of the current military engagement with Iran is a regional transition that ensures the West Asia region no longer poses a global security risk. It has said the Trump administration’s current stance was not an initial preference but a result of failed diplomatic overtures on Iran’s nuclear programme. It has also warned that if the Iranian regime achieves its weapons goals, it would be a global threat.

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