Iran insists enriched nuclear material must remain in country, sets conditions for US talks

Iran has reaffirmed that all enriched nuclear material must remain on its territory, warning that negotiations with the United States will not resume unless Washington takes concrete steps to meet Tehran’s demands. The position was outlined during meetings between senior Iranian officials and Pakistan’s army chief, amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between Tehran and Washington. During his meeting with the Pakistani military official, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council stressed that enriched nuclear material would remain inside Iran and that Tehran would not enter negotiations without practical measures from the United States to fulfil its conditions. Meanwhile, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf said there was “nothing new to say to Washington,” insisting that the United […]