Iran’s top diplomat said there could be no negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program while Israeli bombs continue to fall, making a ceasefire in the eight-day war a condition for renewed talks with the Trump administration.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s statement came a day after President Donald Trump opened a possible two-week window for talks, turning down expectations of imminent U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“There is no room for negotiations with the U.S. until Israeli aggression stops,” Araghchi was quoted as saying on Iranian state TV on June 20.
But the airstrikes kept coming. Israel said it hit Iranian missile facilites overnight, while an Iranian missile stuck in southern Israel. The number of casualites were unclear. Iran said June 16 that 240 people had been killed in Israeli attacks. At least 24 Israelis have been killed by Iranian fire.
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