Iran said it was willing to engage in discussions over its nuclear program, but only if Washington rules out further attacks.
Israel and the US struck Iran’s uranium enrichment sites this month, although the extent of the damage is unclear. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi told the BBC that Tehran wanted to return to negotiations over its atomic program, which had restarted before the Israeli-US raids.
The attacks have sparked paranoia within the regime: Security forces have arrested hundreds of alleged Israeli spies and dissidents, The Wall Street Journal reported, and at least six people have been executed since the war began. Locals fear that the crackdown is an effort to “silence dissent and tighten control,” according to the BBC.