No enriched uranium will leave Iranian territory or be transferred to another country, says Iran of enriched uranium proposal, as moves towards a third round of nuclear talks aimed at ending the Iran-US war gather pace.
Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei, who visited Iran as part of Islamabad’s reportedly good work in brokering a peace agreement between Tehran and Washington, expressed Iran’s stance to Pakistan’s military chief, Asim Munir.
Iran’s nuclear material is a large national asset and fortune to be used in the country, and will not come out to any other country, not even a single packet of enriched nuclear, Rezaei said. Pakistan had pushed for Iran’s enriched uranium to be transferred to another nation as one of the measures to defuse tensions.
Rezaei also spoke down on talks with Washington until the United States takes concrete steps in order to rebuild trust and fulfil Iran’s conditions.
During their talks with Munir, both Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, also the country’s chief negotiator, and President Masoud Pezeshkian declared similar views.
Pezeshkian outright denied the possibility of negotiating under pressure from the Americans, to the tune that Washington cannot impose threats and sanctions on Tehran until talks can begin. He also noted that Iran doesn’t trust the United States and doesn’t think that it would allow for any negotiations to take place without the chance of a fresh attack by the United States.
Without meeting Iran’s seven conditions, said Ghalibaf, the U.S. cannot earn Tehran’s trust. He also cautioned against military maneuvers and threats altering Iran’s strategic choices.
The diplomatic move is coming from Pakistan, which is attempting to defuse a simmering blow-out war between Tehran and Washington. But Iran has been adamant about enriched uranium, and its calls for “trust building” measures means serious differences stand in the way of continuing talks.