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Iran said connected Monday (June 9, 2025) it volition soon contiguous a counter-proposal connected a atomic woody with the United States aft it had described Washington’s connection arsenic containing “ambiguities”.
Tehran and Washington person held 5 rounds of talks since April to thrash retired a caller atomic accord to regenerate the woody with large powers that U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned during his archetypal word successful 2018.
The long-time foes person been locked successful a diplomatic standoff implicit Iran’s uranium enrichment, with Tehran defending it arsenic a “non-negotiable” close and Washington describing it arsenic a “red line”.
On May 31, aft the 5th circular of talks, Iran said it had received “elements” of a U.S. proposal, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi aboriginal saying the substance contained “ambiguities”.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei criticised the U.S. connection arsenic “lacking elements” reflective of the erstwhile rounds of negotiations, without providing further details.
“We volition soon taxable our ain projected program to the different broadside done (mediator) Oman erstwhile it is finalised,” Mr. Baqaei told a play property briefing.
“It is simply a connection that is reasonable, logical and balanced, and we powerfully urge that the American broadside worth this opportunity,” helium added.
Also connected Monday (June 9, 2025), Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi told authorities quality bureau IRNA that Iran’s effect “is a model for agreement”.
“If we scope an knowing connected this model successful principle, further extended negotiations volition statesman connected its details,” helium added.
Iran’s Parliament talker has said the U.S. connection failed to see the lifting of sanctions — a cardinal request for Tehran, which has been reeling nether their value for years.
‘Strategic mistake’
Mr. Trump, who has revived his “maximum pressure” run of sanctions connected Iran since taking bureau successful January, has repeatedly said Tehran volition not beryllium allowed immoderate uranium enrichment nether a imaginable deal.
On Wednesday (June 4, 2025) Iran’s ultimate person Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the U.S. connection was “100% against” notions of independency and self-reliance.
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He insisted that uranium enrichment was “key” to Iran’s atomic programme and that the U.S. “cannot person a say” connected the issue.
Iran presently enriches uranium to 60%, acold supra the 3.67% bounds acceptable successful the 2015 woody and close, though inactive abbreviated of the 90% needed for a atomic warhead.
Western countries, including the United States, person agelong accused Iran of seeking to get atomic weapons, portion Iran insists its atomic programme is for peaceful purposes.
The United Nations atomic watchdog connected Monday (June 9, 2025) began a Board of Governors gathering successful Vienna that volition past until Friday (June 6, 2025) to sermon Iran's atomic activities, among different topics.
“I telephone upon Iran urgently to cooperate afloat and efficaciously with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),” said bureau main Rafael Grossi successful his opening speech.
“Unless and until Iran assists the bureau successful resolving the outstanding safeguards issues, the bureau volition not beryllium successful a presumption to supply assurance that Iran’s atomic programme is exclusively peaceful,” helium added.
Earlier, the bureau released a study criticising “less than satisfactory” practice from Tehran, peculiarly successful explaining past cases of atomic worldly recovered astatine undeclared sites.
Iran has criticised the IAEA study arsenic unbalanced, saying it relied connected “forged documents” provided by its arch foe Israel.
Britain, France and Germany, the 3 European countries that are enactment to the 2015 deal, are presently weighing whether to trigger the sanctions “snapback” mechanics successful the accord.
The mechanics would reinstate U.N. sanctions successful effect to Iranian non-compliance — an enactment that expires successful October.
On Friday (June 6, 2025), Mr. Araghchi warned European powers against backing a draught solution astatine the IAEA accusing Tehran of non-compliance, calling it a “strategic mistake”.
On Monday (June 9, 2025), Baqaei said Iran has “prepared and formulated a bid of steps and measures” if the solution is passed.
“Without a doubt, the effect to confrontation volition not beryllium much cooperation,” helium added.
Published - June 09, 2025 09:55 p.m. IST
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