Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has rejected US demands that Iran cease uranium enrichment, warning that such a condition would make any nuclear agreement impossible.
Speaking on state-run IRIB TV ahead of the fifth round of indirect talks in Rome, Araghchi stated, "If the United States insists on ending uranium enrichment in Iran, there will be no agreement." He reiterated that Iran does not seek nuclear weapons, but considers enrichment a sovereign right that is "non-negotiable", Xinhua reported.
He also stated that, while the 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is now inactive, it is not dead and may be revived. In 2018, the United States unilaterally withdrew from the pact and reimposed sanctions.
