"It will be Iran, not adversaries, who decide with whom and on what basis to engage," the Islamic Republic's ambassador to the UN said after Western countries urged Tehran to engage with the United States and the UN nuclear watchdog to avoid the snapback of sanctions.
Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi will meet his European counterparts in New York next week, Iran's ambassador to the UN said after the Security Council decided not to lift Iran sanctions.
Amir-Saeed Iravani said the vote does not mean "the door to diplomacy is closed".
Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi had a phone call with the UN nuclear watchdog's chief Rafael Grossi, according to Iranian media reports.
In the phone call, Iran’s foreign minister criticized what he called the dominance of political considerations over the IAEA Board of Governors’ meeting, according to Iran's Foreign Ministry.
The two sides discussed the latest status of the Cairo agreement between Iran and the IAEA, the issue of the sanctions' snapback, and the draft resolution on continuing sanctions relief at the UN Security Council.
"Araghchi stressed that Iran, as a responsible country, has always pursued the path of diplomacy and technical cooperation to resolve issues related to its nuclear program, and rejects any political measures or unfair pressure that could escalate tensions."
