A senior Iranian official told CNN the new nuclear deal proposal presented to Tehran in recent days is "incoherent and disjointed," as sources familiar with the progress of the talks said the momentum behind negotiations to secure a new deal appears to be collapsing.
UN nuclear watchdog warns Tehran could be close to weapons-grade enriched uranium, as negotiations with the US continue.
-- aljazeera.com (@aljazeera.com) May 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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What changed?
Top Iranian official says Tehran would forgo highly enriched uranium in nuclear deal with Trump (May 15, 2025)
www.nbcnews.com
... Iran is ready to sign a nuclear deal with certain conditions with President Donald Trump in exchange for lifting economic sanctions, a top adviser to Iran's supreme leader told NBC News on Wednesday.
Ali Shamkhani, a top political, military and nuclear adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is one of the most senior Iranian officials to speak publicly about the ongoing discussions.
He said Iran would commit to never making nuclear weapons, getting rid of its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium which can be weaponized, agree to enrich uranium only to the lower levels needed for civilian use, and allow international inspectors to supervise the process, in exchange for the immediate lifting of all economic sanctions on Iran.
Asked if Iran would agree to sign an agreement today if those conditions were met, Shamkhani said, "Yes." ...
An update today ...
Iran rejects U.S. nuclear proposal to abandon uranium enrichment
www.upi.com
... Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Wednesday dismissed a U.S. proposal to halt Iranian uranium enrichment, appearing to reject a central U.S. demand in the nuclear program talks.
Khamenei said the proposal was "100% against" Iran's interests.
"The rude and arrogant leaders of America repeatedly demand that we should not have a nuclear program," Khamenei said. "They cannot do anything about this." ...
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