Iran’s government confirmed that last month’s US military strikes forced it to stop uranium enrichment and said it’s open to indirect talks with Washington about the future of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
“Enrichment has now stopped because damages are serious and severe,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview with Fox News that aired Monday. “Obviously we cannot give up our enrichment because it’s an achievement of our own scientists, but it’s also now a question of national pride.”