Iran claims right to nuclear prowess following Israel strikes, but remains silent on negotiations with US
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Iran on Friday confirmed it will not cease its nuclear programs following the overnight assaults by Israel on its atomic facilities and the apparent ongoing U.S. attempts to meet with Iranian counterparts on Sunday.

In a statement provided by the Iranian government, Tehran argued that Israel’s attack demonstrated it has a “right to enrichment and nuclear technology and missile capability.”

“The enemy has caused our victimhood and legitimacy to be proven as to who is the aggressor and which regime threatens the security of the region,” the statement declared.

Gen. Hossein Salami, the leader of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of Iranian armed forces.

Israel’s targeted attacks on Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure early Friday took out two top Iranian generals; Gen. Hossein Salami, the leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, left, and Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of Iranian armed forces. (Iranian Leader Press Office / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images | Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“The cowardly nocturnal operation while the diplomatic process on the nuclear issue of Iran was underway is a sign of this regime’s fear of Iran’s power of persuasion and defense for the world,” Tehran said Friday. 

Iranian political heads have claimed that the overnight strikes mean Tehran will not continue with nuclear negotiations with Washington, D.C., and that a meeting set with Middle East Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman on Sunday was off. 

However, the Trump administration has not confirmed these claims and neither has the Iranian regime. 

When asked if Iranian officials have notified the U.S. that Iran is withdrawing from nuclear negotiations, a US official said, “We still hope to have talks.”

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian with a microphone

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemns Israel’s attack and the rebuke issued by the U.N.’s IAEA over Iran’s nuclear program violations. (Iran’s presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

Neither the White House nor the State Department immediately responded to Fox News Digital’s questions regarding the talks. 

President Donald Trump is set to hold a security meeting at 11 a.m. on Friday, when the future of the talks is expected to be addressed. 

Rich Edson contributed to this report. 

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