The US Must Provide Compensation To Iran Before Continuing Nuclear Negotiations

JAKARTA - The United States must agree to compensate Iran for the losses suffered during the 12-day war in June, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

"The US has to explain why they attacked us in the middle of the negotiations and they have to make sure that they won't do it again", Araghchi said in an interview with The Financial Times published on Thursday, quoted from The National July 31.

"And they must compensate (to Iran) for the damage they have done," he said.

However, he did not provide details about possible financial compensation.

The report said Araghchi and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff exchanged messages during the conflict and a few weeks later.

However, Iran's foreign minister said his country needed trust-building measures to continue negotiations. Iran will not agree to "approve as usual", he added.

"The path to negotiations is narrow, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. I need to convince my hierarchy that, if we negotiate, other parties will come with a strong determination to reach a mutually beneficial agreement," he said.

The United States attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities in Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan on June 21, following an Israeli attack on Iran on June 13.

Prior to the Israeli attacks, the US and Iran had held five rounds of nuclear program negotiations since early 2025, but no agreement has yet been reached.

The sixth round of negotiations, which were originally scheduled to be held on June 15 in Oman, was canceled following an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear and military facilities two days earlier.

Iran and five permanent members of the UN Security Council (Russia, UK, China, United States and France), Germany and the European Union agreed on a 2015 Nuclear Deal (JCPOA).

The deal regulates lifting sanctions against Iran in exchange for Tehran restricting its nuclear program. However, the United States under President Donald Trump at the time opted out of the deal in 2018 and continued sanctions against Iran.