{"id":3255,"date":"2026-07-19T17:40:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T17:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=3255"},"modified":"2026-07-19T17:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T17:40:36","slug":"no-bribes-no-threats-iran-fm-says-us-cannot-scare-people-who-expect-death-at-any-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=3255","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;No bribes, no threats&#8217;: Iran FM says US cannot scare people who expect death at any moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132496708,imgsize-67394,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/iran-fm.jpg\" alt=\"'No bribes, no threats': Iran FM says US cannot scare people who expect death at any moment\" title=\"Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi\">Iran&#8217;s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi detailed his position on the current war in the Middle East and shared an excerpt from his negotiations with Witkoff during an interview with Mehr News.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Araghchi said the US had entered negotiations demanding zero uranium enrichment before the 12-day war. &#8220;In response to the illegal and unreasonable demand for zero enrichment, we resisted and stood firm. When they saw that they couldn&#8217;t achieve what they wanted through negotiations, they started the war.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>He said Iran&#8217;s steadfastness at the negotiating table forced the US to choose the harder path. &#8220;They were defeated in the 12-day war.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Negotiation with Witkoff<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Araghchi recounted a conversation with US envoy Steve Witkoff, asking: &#8220;Have you ever been in a meeting where at any moment you think the whole meeting might be bombed? They just stared at me blankly.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>&#8220;I said, have you ever been on a phone call and thought that at any moment while you&#8217;re talking you might explode? Have you ever checked in on your family over the phone and thought this might be the last time? We have experienced these things and we stood our ground. You have to talk to us differently. You can&#8217;t threaten us, and you can&#8217;t bribe us.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Araghchi said the US had offered to build power plants and infrastructure in exchange for concessions. &#8220;I said no bribes, no threats. You can only threaten someone who&#8217;s afraid. When we go in, fully expecting that anything could happen to us at any moment, you can&#8217;t scare me.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Araghchi also referenced the January 3 US operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flew him to New York for trial. <!-- -->&#8220;This isn&#8217;t Venezuela where you take one person and everyone else gets scared and backs down.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Two miscalculations<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Araghchi said the US made two miscalculations. &#8220;The story of the 40-day war starts here when after the 12-day war, in my opinion, they made another miscalculation \u2014 that they didn&#8217;t account for the resistance. They should have been more prepared.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>&#8220;The Zionist regime thought that with a short attack they could destroy everything, dismantle it, and then the system would collapse and the Islamic Republic would surrender. When that didn&#8217;t happen, because they weren&#8217;t prepared for a prolonged war and because the people didn&#8217;t turn away and supported the system, they were forced to stop the war.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"sQLTU timeline_pollWrapper_as  \" data-scrollga=\"scroll#poll_view\">\n<div>\n<p>Do you agree with the stance by Iran on resisting US demands during negotiations?<\/p>\n<div class=\"iN00Z\">\n<div class=\"eG6Oq\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div class=\"W30C0\">\n<p>3k+ users shared opinion today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5k+ users already voted today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3k+ users shared opinion today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/polls\/do-you-agree-with-the-stance-by-iran-on-resisting-us-demands-during-negotiations\/pollopinions\/132498020.cms?src=articleshow\" 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