According to state media, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said on Saturday that his country would be willing to re-engage in nuclear talks with Washington if there were assurances of no more attacks against it.

Araghchi served as lead negotiator in the strained nuclear talks with the US over the summer, which collapsed after Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran’s nuclear sites on 13 June, including at the key Natanz nuclear site as well as at ballistic missile sites.

Referring to the subsequent 12-day Israeli bombardment of Iran’s nuclear and military sites, and the US airstrike on 22 June, Araghchi said that if the US and others wish to resume talks with Iran, then:

First of all, there should be a firm guarantee that such actions will not be repeated. The attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities has made it more difficult and complicated to achieve a solution based on negotiations.