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Tehran, Iran – 18 August 2025
1. Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, arriving for regular briefing
2. Cutaway of photographer
3. Wide of briefing
4. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson:
"This is not something new. We have said that to build confidence about the peaceful nature of our nuclear program, we are ready to take a series of actions provided that the unfair sanctions are lifted."
5. Wide of briefing
6. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson:
"The talks will continue and probably within the upcoming days a new round of talks between Iran and the IAEA will be held."
7. Pan right of briefing
8. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson:
"The accusations made against Iran (in the U.S. annual Human Rights report) have been clearly composed with political intentions to pressure Iran. We reject those accusations."
9. Wide of briefing
10. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson:
"The person who chose the main water pipe in northern Tehran as one of its first targets during the military aggression against Iran is not eligible to talk about such issues (water shortage) and thank God our people are aware that such statements are just part of the noisy propaganda of that regime."
11. Baghaei leaving
STORYLINE:
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday that his country was ready to limit its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, like it did in 2015 during a landmark deal with world powers.
"This is not something new. We have said that to build confidence about the peaceful nature of our nuclear program we are ready to take a series of actions provided that the unfair sanctions are lifted," Esmail Baghaei said.
The comments come after a recent visit by an International Atomic Energy Agency official to Iran last week.
Relations between the two soured after a 12-day air war was waged by Israel and the U.S in June, which saw key Iranian nuclear facilities bombed.
The IAEA board said on June 12 Iran had breached its non-proliferation obligations, a day before Israel’s airstrikes over Iran that sparked the war.
Bagahei said the talks with the nuclear watchdog will continue within days.
"The talks will continue and probably within the upcoming days a new round of talks between Iran and the IAEA will be held."
AP video shot by Saeed Sarmadi
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