Iran’s readiness for talks Oman cites Fox interview

Sep 24

Oman recounts Pezeshkian’s interview with Fox News, saying he denies seeking war and expresses readiness to resume negotiations with Washington. It reports him assigning the decision to end the war to the United States, denying a wish for nuclear weapons, and offering discussion of lower enrichment and international verification under an agreement. The opening and closing headlines repeat the readiness claim. This is Oman’s selected account of that interview, with no completed agreement, dilution or inspection announced.

In his September 24 Fox interview with Bret Baier, Pezeshkian denies seeking nuclear weapons and says Iran is willing to dilute its enriched uranium and submit to verification within an agreement. He answers an earlier surrender-of-60%-uranium question through a qualified commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Baier cites an IAEA stockpile estimate of 440 kilograms at 60% enrichment and says it has not been verified for more than a year; Pezeshkian does not locate that material. He invokes the late supreme leader's religious prohibition and objects to attacks on inspected facilities, bombing, pressure and blockade. He affirms a diplomatic way forward but announces no completed dilution, transfer or return of inspectors. Fox's later Yingst discussion challenges the nuclear denial and enrichment justification; its September 25 Saudi-nuclear brief and closing montage replay the denial and dilution offer. IRINN and Oman select his verification and non-weapons assertions, and Vremya retains his offer of access, objections to U.S. pressure and affirmative diplomacy answer. These are his conditional positions and the broadcasters' accounts and challenges, not independently established nuclear intent, stockpile location, inspection access or a new agreement. His shipping condition, MOU implementation explanation, regional-group command denial and broader peace/election statements are distinct occurrences within the interview.