- Araqchi urges to build trust and rejects our call for an end to fulfillment.
- Iran conveys the message of the supreme leader to Putin, Russia.
- Tehran may object to plans to transfer uranium abroad.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi rejected Washington’s request to end uranium enrichment on Wednesday ahead of a second round of nuclear talks in Oman this weekend.
Araqchi responded to comments from top U.S. negotiator Steve Witkoff, who said Tehran must “stop and eliminate its nuclear abundance” to ensure a deal with Washington.
“We have heard Witkoff’s contradictory statements, but there will be a clear and true position at the negotiating table,” Alakchi said.
“We are ready to build trust in Iran’s abundant possible concerns, but the principle of non-negotiable is non-negotiable.”
Iran and the United States plan to resume negotiations in Oman Saturday as tensions in Tehran’s expanding nuclear program intensify, with U.S. President Donald Trump warning of possible military action without a deal.
Iranian state media reported that before the negotiations, Arakic will travel to Russia to communicate to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to President Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin declined to comment when asked whether Russia is ready to stock Iran’s wealthy uranium stockpile as part of a potential nuclear deal.
The Guardian reported that under an agreement aimed at limiting Iran’s nuclear capabilities, Tehran is expected to reject proposals to transfer its abundant uranium to third countries, such as Russia.
