Politics
Nuclear enrichment stalls US–Iran ceasefire talks as Tehran rules out exporting uranium
October 21, 2026 at 02:00 PM
3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 7 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Iran’s enriched uranium re-emerges as point of contention in US talks
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يواليوم السابع
شرط إيرانى حاسم لواشنطن.. بزشكيان وعراقجى يرهنان الدبلوماسية برفع العقوبات
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مصالمصرى اليوم
واشنطن وطهران بين شبح الحرب وفرص التفاوض
(opens the publisher’s site)Iran's insistence on enriching uranium domestically and US demands for zero enrichment have stalled ceasefire negotiations eight months into the war.
- Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said no enriched uranium will leave Iran, at a Tehran meeting with Pakistani mediator Asim Munir.
- President Masoud Pezeshkian said the US must first lift threats and sanctions before Iran begins dialogue.
- Vice President JD Vance said the US seeks a long-term, verifiable commitment from Iran not to rebuild its nuclear program.
- Iran's foreign ministry said the US response to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days was "incomplete and insufficient."