“Iran volition not wantonness its close to uranium enrichment due to the fact that of mounting frictions successful the region,” a elder Iranian authoritative told Reuters connected Thursday (June 12, 2025), adding that a “friendly” determination state had alerted Tehran implicit a imaginable subject onslaught by Israel.
The authoritative said the tensions were intended to "influence Tehran to alteration its presumption astir its atomic rights" during talks with the United States connected Sunday successful Oman.
U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Wednesday (June 11, 2025) U.S. unit were being moved retired of the Middle East due to the fact that it could beryllium a "dangerous place", adding that the United States would not let Iran to person a atomic weapon.
Tehran and Washington volition clasp a caller circular of talks successful Oman's superior Muscat to resoluteness a decades-long standoff implicit Iran's atomic ambitions.
After 5 rounds of discussions betwixt Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Mr. Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff respective obstacles remain. Among them are Iran's rejection of a U.S. request that it perpetrate to scrapping uranium enrichment.
Published - June 12, 2025 02:08 p.m. IST