Interview with the Eco Iran website on November 18, 2025 -
The interview was in Persian and the translation below was done by Ai.
Eco Iran: With the intensification of the Group of Seven’s positions against Tehran and increasing speculation about the possibility of referring Iran’s case to the Security Council once again, the nuclear dossier has entered a new phase. In this regard, Sasan Karimi, in an interview with Eco Iran, spoke about the necessity of increasing the country’s diplomatic activity under the current circumstances and emphasized: The diplomatic apparatus must move much more boldly than before toward removing pretexts from the hands of the opposing parties. According to Eco Iran, the recent meeting of the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven member states once again placed Iran’s nuclear dossier at the center of political attention. In their final statement, the members of this group called on Tehran to resume full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolutions and the commitments outlined in the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), and to provide access for inspections of all nuclear activities. They also emphasized the necessity of resuming direct dialogue between Iran and the United States. The overall positions of the G7 indicate that the West is moving toward increasing political and security pressure on Tehran, and the future of Iran’s nuclear dossier is more than ever tied to political decisions made by influential world capitals. Eslami and Araqchi’s Remarks Regarding a Possible Resolution In such an environment, on November 16, during the international conference titled “International Law Under Attack, Aggression and Defense,” the Foreign Minister and the Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran provided explanations regarding the Group of Seven’s positions and Iran’s approach toward them. Mohammad Eslami, the Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, stated in an interview with Eco Iran that efforts to prevent the issuance of a new resolution are the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He emphasized that raising the possibility of such resolutions is a “repetitive political and psychological operation” aimed at imposing further pressure on Iran. Abbas Araqchi also announced on the sidelines of the same meeting that continuous talks and consultations between Iran and the IAEA are ongoing and that Iran’s ambassador in Vienna is “fully active.” He also stated: Iran’s cooperation with the IAEA is being pursued within the framework of specific rules, and with changes in the field conditions, this cooperation will continue provided that the other side adheres to these same rules. Kharrazi: We Are Ready for Dialogue If the United States Changes Its Approach Meanwhile, Kamal Kharrazi, the head of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, stated in response to a question from Eco Iran: If Donald Trump concludes that he should enter into a genuine and principle-based engagement, Iran would welcome such an approach; however, “so far, no indication” of a change in behavior from the American side has been observed. He emphasized that the United States must explain in the very first dialogue session why it carried out an “aggressive action without a legal basis” against Iran, and if it is unable to provide justification, it must accept the consequences. According to Kharrazi, only in such an environment can new negotiations begin and lead to results. The Need to Increase the Activity of the Country’s Diplomatic Apparatus Sasan Karimi, a faculty member at the University of Tehran, in an interview with Eco Iran, referring to the growing pressure from the West on Iran, emphasized that these pressures are being pursued at a higher level than in the past. According to Karimi, Western countries, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and a significant part of the Secretariat of the United Nations Security Council are creating the conditions for reactivating Iran’s case at the Security Council and are looking toward related resolutions in order to obtain responses from them. This international relations professor, referring to the fact that they intend to activate this file through arrangements made by the IAEA and increase pressure on Iran, added: This process has both technical and political dimensions. They intend to use technical pretexts and political pressure to place Iran under greater pressure, and in practice, this same situation has existed over the past 20 years as well; technical pretexts have always been raised, but the pressure has been political. Only during periods when sufficient engagement existed — such as during the time of the JCPOA agreement — were the circumstances different. Karimi, in response to a question about how the diplomatic apparatus should act under such circumstances, stated: I think the diplomatic apparatus must demonstrate much greater activity compared to the current situation; both at the headquarters level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including travels, the presence of officials in various locations, and consultations, and also at the level of diplomatic missions. The country’s diplomatic apparatus must move much more boldly than before toward removing pretexts from the hands of the opposing parties. Regarding the increase in Iran’s relations with China and Russia after the activation of the snapback mechanism and analyses suggesting that Tehran is attempting to compensate for the gap in relations with the West, he explained: In my opinion, this scenario cannot be confirmed. First, today’s international system is not bipolar, meaning that one cannot rely on one pole to act against another. Second, Iran’s alignment with Russia and China is situational rather than principled. Third, if foreign policy becomes single-oriented, Iran will turn into a low-cost partner for China and Russia. Karimi emphasized: Our relations with China and Russia become balanced when they also maintain balanced relations with the United States and Europe at the same time. However, when one side (Europe and the United States) is weakened or removed, naturally, the relationship of the other side with us will also become unbalanced. The Chances of Reviving Negotiations with the United States Sasan Karimi, in response to a question about the possibility of reviving the negotiation table between Iran and the United States, said: In my opinion, there is not much possibility. Even if negotiations take place, they will not be functional; negotiations without reaching an agreement have no practical value. At present, I do not see the conditions for the emergence of an agreement. Even if negotiations occur, they will be symbolic for now, and substantive negotiations require much more important preparations. He concluded by emphasizing that reaching an agreement similar to the JCPOA is very far away.
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