Hyderabad, July 19 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran conducted negotiations with US envoy Steve Witkoff while facing the constant threat of being bombed, claiming Iran held talks with Washington under military pressure as the conflict between the two countries continued to escalate.

Speaking to Mehr News Agency on Sunday, July 19, Araghchi said, "I asked Witkoff (during negotiations), have you ever been in a meeting where there was a chance of being bombed at any moment?" He did not specify when the negotiations took place.

Araghchi said Iran would not be intimidated, adding, "Iran is not Venezuela, where you take one person and everyone else gets scared and backs down."

He also accused the United States and Israel...