Iran will not abandon nuclear technology despite attacks, Araghchi says

The recent airstrikes by the United States and Israel will not lead Iran to abandon its nuclear technology, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday when asked if Tehran would continue to enrich uranium.

“We have made tremendous efforts to achieve this technology, and our scientists have made enormous sacrifices, even losing their lives for this goal,” Araghchi said in an interview with the London-based New Arab website.

“Our people have endured sanctions for this, and a war was imposed on our nation over this issue. No one in Iran will abandon this technology.”

When asked if Iran would reconsider its stance toward the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), he responded, “I imagine that our outlook on the nuclear program and the non-proliferation regime will undergo changes, though I cannot yet determine their direction.”