No new US proposal, uranium export tied to sanctions relief: Iran

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
15 May 2025 19:53

Iran denies receiving a new US nuclear proposal, saying uranium exports will only happen if sanctions are lifted verifiably and effectively.

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An Iranian security official in protective clothing walks through part of the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the Iranian city of Isfahan, March 30, 2005. (AP)

Iran has not received any fresh proposal from the United States to resolve the longstanding nuclear dispute, Reuters reported, citing a senior Iranian official.

According to the source, Tehran had confirmed that it would only export its highly enriched uranium if US sanctions were lifted "verifiably and effectively".

Uranium enrichment is Iran's 'red line'

Yesterday, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, reaffirmed that uranium enrichment remains a "red line" for the Islamic Republic in its nuclear negotiations with the United States.

He emphasized that any final agreement with Washington must fully respect Iran’s right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes.

The remarks were relayed by Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, following a media briefing on Tuesday. The comments were made in the context of the fourth round of indirect nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington, held over the weekend in Qatar.

According to Rezaei, Gharibabadi stated that the negotiations focused on "principles and generalities" and that Iran clarified it would not compromise on core issues, particularly uranium enrichment.

'Unjust', 'incompatible': Iran on US sanctions amid 'useful' talks

As indirect talks between the US and Iran continue, Tehran said on Tuesday that a recent round of talks with the US had been successful, but Washington's implementation of further sanctions was incompatible with the negotiations.

The United States slapped sanctions on a shipping network on Tuesday, accusing it of transporting millions of barrels of Iranian oil to China, the State Department said, two days after Washington and Tehran conducted their fourth round of indirect nuclear talks in Oman.

"The talks were useful," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei told local media, while slamming the sanctions as "incompatible with the process of negotiations."

"This will definitely affect our positions," he continued.