Iran promises to continue the nuclear program despite Israeli strikes on the facilities

On Friday, Iran confirmed that it would not end its nuclear programs despite Israel’s night attacks on its atomic facilities and its apparent efforts for the United States to meet Iranian counterparts on Sunday.

In a statement published by the Iranian government, Tehran said that the attack on Israel has proven that it had a “right to enrichment and nuclear technology and missile capacities”.

“The enemy has proven our victimization and our legitimacy as to which is the aggressor and which regime threatens the security of the region,” the statement said.

Iran calls the Israelis strikes a “declaration of war”, quickly replaces military leaders killed

Smoke rises after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Friday June 13, 2025. (AP / Vahid Salemi)

The comments not only followed the strike of Israel who killed seven senior officials – including four military commanders, an official who would have been involved in nuclear talks with the United States, and two nuclear scientists – but also after the Council of UN Governors said Thursday that Iran was in violation of its non -proliferative obligations for the first time.

Despite the official reprimand on its nuclear violations, including its substantial uranium stocks of quasi-arm, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian promised that Tehran would continue to enrich uranium-the basic hiccup in the American-Iranian nuclear negotiations.

Israel strikes the “heart” of the Iranian nuclear program in the Natanz facilities strike

Friday, the targeted attacks of Israel against Iranian nuclear and missile infrastructure withdrawn two best Iranian generals; General Hossein Salami, head of the Iranian paramilitary revolutionary guard, on the left, and General Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces. (Iranian Leader Press Office / Handout / Anadolu via Getty Images | Fatemeh Bahrami / Anadolu via Getty Images)

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

Iranian political leaders said that night strikes mean that Tehran would not continue nuclear negotiations with Washington, DC, and that a meeting takes place with the special envoy of the Middle East Steve Witkoff in Oman on Sunday.

However, the Trump administration has not confirmed these statements and the Iranian regime either.

When asked if Iranian officials had informed the United States that Iran withdraw from nuclear negotiations, an American official said: “We still hope to have talks.”

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemns the attack on Israel and the reprimand issued by the ONA IAEA on the violations of the Iranian nuclear program. (Iranian presidential website / WANA (press agency in Western Asia) via Reuters)

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Neither the White House nor the State Department immediately answered questions from Fox News Digital concerning talks.

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

Rich Edson contributed to this report.