Iran Again Rules Out Giving Up Uranium Enrichment, Suggests US Not Taking Talks Seriously

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said Tehran will never abandon uranium enrichment in negotiations with the United States, casting the program as a sovereign right and a matter of national dignity. He dismissed the deterrent effect of US deployments in the region and suggested Washington lacks seriousness in the latest round of indirect talks. While repeating that Iran does not seek a nuclear bomb, he emphasized that sanctions relief must be paired with what he called “confidence-building measures” on the nuclear file.

The remarks came after a new round of diplomacy in Oman and a high-profile visit by US officials to the USS Abraham Lincoln, intended to project “peace through strength.” With sanctions tightening and Iran’s domestic unrest still reverberating, both sides publicly maintain that a diplomatic path remains possible, even as the threat of escalation looms over the process.

Tehran has also reiterated that its missile program is off-limits, and that domestic enrichment—perhaps with agreed caps—is non-negotiable. That position keeps the two sides far apart on verification, limits, and timelines, and leaves open the question of whether a second round of talks will materialize in the near term.

(TOI/VFI News)

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