Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has announced that a second round of talks with the United States will take place soon. Speaking to Al Jazeera, he reaffirmed that uranium enrichment is Tehran’s legitimate right and said that building mutual trust will take time. Araghchi emphasized that Iran’s nuclear enrichment program would continue and could not be destroyed even by bombings.

Following the first round of talks held in Oman on Friday, Araghchi described the discussions as a good start but warned that if Washington targets Iranian territory, Tehran would retaliate against U.S. bases in the region. The renewed dialogue comes after last year’s collapse of nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington following Israeli airstrikes on Iran.

The United States has deployed an aircraft carrier toward Iran after suppressing anti-government protests in the country. Araghchi stated that Iran is ready to reach an agreement on uranium enrichment and that the nuclear issue can only be resolved through dialogue.