- Araqchi urges the construction of trust, rejects the call to end enrichment.
- Iran will deliver the message of the supreme leader to the Putin of Russia.
- Tehran can oppose the plan to transfer the uranium reserve abroad.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi rejected Washington's demand to end Uranium enrichment on Wednesday, before a second round of nuclear conversations in Oman this weekend.
Araqchi was responding to the comments made one day before by the main negotiator of the United States Steve Witkoff, who said that Tehran must “stop and eliminate its nuclear enrichment” to ensure an agreement with Washington.
“We have heard Witkoff contradictory statements, but the real positions will be clarified at the negotiating table,” Araqchi said.
“We are ready to generate confidence regarding the possible concerns about the enrichment of Iran, but the enrichment principle is not negotiable.”
Iran and the United States are expected to resume conversations in Oman on Saturday as tensions about Tehran's expanding nuclear program grow, with the president of the United States, Donald Trump, warning about the possible military action in the absence of an agreement.
Iranian state media reported that, before negotiations, Araqchi will travel to Russia to deliver a message from the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatolá Ali Khamenei, President Vladimir Putin.
On Tuesday, the Kremlin declined to comment when asked if Russia was prepared to take the custody of the enriched uranium arsenal of Iran as part of a possible nuclear agreement.
The Guardian reported that Tehán will be expected to reject an US proposal to transfer its enriched uranium to a third country, such as Russia, under an agreement destined to limit Iran's nuclear capabilities.
