Iran Conclude Fifth Round of Nuclear Talks
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In the latest round of negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran, the US is pushing for zero nuclear enrichment on Iranian soil. But a Senior Iranian official tells CNN’s Fred Pleitgen Iran is “disappointed” with nuclear talks.
By Parisa Hafezi, John Irish DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranian and U.S. negotiators resumed talks on Friday in Rome to resolve a decades-long dispute over Iran's nuclear ambitions, Iranian media reported, despite Tehran warning that a new deal might not be possible amid mutually exclusive demands.
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The two sides remain at odds over the central issue of uranium enrichment, blocking progress at the highest level.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei slamm ed U.S. demands that Tehran end its uranium enrichment program, stating that he does not believe ongoing nuclear negotiations with the U.S. will yield results. Iran says its nuclear program is for civilian purposes and that its enrichment program is a source of national pride and not negotiable.
US official reveals Trump administration offered Iran a temporary deal involving partial sanctions relief in exchange for promising to halt its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Iran is moving ahead according to its national interests without being told what to do by outsiders, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami stressed.