Iran insists on uranium enrichment right, open to confidence-building
Iran has said any renewed nuclear talks with the United States must recognise its right to enrich uranium on its own soil, while signalling readiness to take steps that reassure the world its programme will remain peaceful. Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told reporters in Dubai that “zero enrichment can never be accepted” and that negotiations should focus on allowing enrichment inside Iran alongside mechanisms to build trust over its civilian nature. He spoke after indirect talks with US officials in Oman, held against the backdrop of a US naval buildup near Iran and Tehran’s warnings of a harsh response if attacked. Araqchi noted that five previous rounds of talks stalled mainly over enrichment, even before the United States struck Iranian nuclear facilities following a 12 day Israeli bombing campaign last June. Tehran says it has since halted enrichment, which Washington […]