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The US and Israel launched 'Operation Epic Fury', which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after backchannel talks via mediator Oman over a nuclear deal with Iran failed
A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital of Tehran on March 5, 2026. (Image: AFP)
Amid the raging West Asia conflict, which entered its sixth day, the Iranian deputy minister laid out a single condition for his country to “abandon" its nuclear programme.
Deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said Iran will abandon its nuclear programme only if the United States provides a “satisfactory alternative offer".
“Iran is ready to abandon its nuclear programme on condition that the United States presents a satisfactory alternative offer," Takht-Ravanchi was quoted by Sky News Arabia.
نائب وزير الخارجية الإيراني: إيران مستعدة للتخلي عن برنامجها النووي بشرط تقديم الولايات المتحدة عرضاً بديلًا مجزيًا— سكاي نيوز عربية-عاجل (@SkyNewsArabia_B) March 5, 2026
The United States and Israel launched ‘Operation Epic Fury’, which also killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, after backchannel talks via mediator Oman over a nuclear deal with Iran failed. Tehran has said it entered negotiations with Washington DC despite doubts about their intentions, but was attacked before the set timeline.
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March 05, 2026, 14:41 IST
News world 'Satisfactory Alternative By US': Iran 'Ready To Abandon' Nuclear Programme Only On This Condition
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