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Iran Rejects Exporting Enriched Uranium
(MENAFN) Ali Shamkhani, a high-ranking political counselor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stated on Tuesday that there is “no reason” to move enriched uranium beyond Iran’s borders, as Tehran gets ready to restart nuclear discussions with Washington in Istanbul on Friday.
A major obstacle in the negotiations centers on Iran’s reserve of about 400 kilograms of uranium refined to a 60 percent level, based on assessments by the UN nuclear agency.
American officials have repeatedly maintained that this material should be taken out of Iran.
Shamkhani explained that Iran has the technical ability to lower enrichment levels to 20 percent, emphasizing that such a measure would remove any necessity to ship the uranium overseas.
Nevertheless, he underlined that any move in this direction must be “met with reciprocal concessions and compensation.”
On Monday, Ali Bagheri-Kani, the deputy chief of Iran’s highest security institution, rejected claims suggesting that the enriched uranium would be transferred outside the country.
He added that reaching an understanding with the United States is possible through engagement and negotiations, as long as the “atmosphere of threats” is set aside.
Shamkhani, who is a senior figure within the newly created National Defense Council established after the 12-day conflict with Israel, reiterated that manufacturing or holding nuclear weapons is prohibited under Iran’s military doctrine.
He noted that in earlier phases of negotiations—halted after the 12-day war in June of last year—Iran consistently clarified that it does not pursue nuclear arms and is not advancing toward producing or accumulating them, reinforcing remarks previously made by other top Iranian officials.
A major obstacle in the negotiations centers on Iran’s reserve of about 400 kilograms of uranium refined to a 60 percent level, based on assessments by the UN nuclear agency.
American officials have repeatedly maintained that this material should be taken out of Iran.
Shamkhani explained that Iran has the technical ability to lower enrichment levels to 20 percent, emphasizing that such a measure would remove any necessity to ship the uranium overseas.
Nevertheless, he underlined that any move in this direction must be “met with reciprocal concessions and compensation.”
On Monday, Ali Bagheri-Kani, the deputy chief of Iran’s highest security institution, rejected claims suggesting that the enriched uranium would be transferred outside the country.
He added that reaching an understanding with the United States is possible through engagement and negotiations, as long as the “atmosphere of threats” is set aside.
Shamkhani, who is a senior figure within the newly created National Defense Council established after the 12-day conflict with Israel, reiterated that manufacturing or holding nuclear weapons is prohibited under Iran’s military doctrine.
He noted that in earlier phases of negotiations—halted after the 12-day war in June of last year—Iran consistently clarified that it does not pursue nuclear arms and is not advancing toward producing or accumulating them, reinforcing remarks previously made by other top Iranian officials.
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