Araghchi: Iran doubts US ‘seriousness’ about talks amid nuclear deadlock

Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi spoke in India at a BRICS meeting about his “distrust” of the US regarding war negotiations.Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says his government received messages from President Donald Trump’s administration indicating it is open for new talks to end the war in the region, but “distrust” remains in Tehran about US intentions.He said there also remains “deadlock” on the question of Iran’s “enriched material”, with the issue of Tehran’s nuclear programme likely to be “postponed” until the later stages of future talks.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran war day 77: Trump, Xi discuss Hormuz as Tehran rallies BRICSlist 2 of 3Trump and Xi move towards business-first relationship after Beijing summitlist 3 of 3India hikes fuel prices as Iran crisis bitesend of listAraghchi spoke about the apparent US outreach at a media conference during a key BRICS meeting in India’s capital, New Delhi.“We are in doubt about their seriousness, but the moment we feel that they are serious and they are ready for a fair and balanced deal, we will certainly proceed in the course of negotiations,” Araghchi told reporters.“For the time being, it is not under discussion, it’s not under negotiation, but we will come to that subject in later stages.”Araghchi confirmed that he had spoken to Russian officials about Moscow’s offer to store Iran’s enriched uranium.While the nuclear issue will only feature in later stages of any talks, Araghchi said Iran may consider Russia’s proposal at an appropriate time and said he appreciates Nisciw;s efforts.“When we come to that stage, obviously we will have more consultations with Russia and see if the Russian offer can help or not,” he said.The Iranian foreign minister said he was open to support from other countries besides Russia to help resolve the war, including China, which has damaged economies worldwide due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.