🔥Iran officially rejected the U.S. demand to completely halt its uranium enrichment program.$ZRO
Iran's atomic energy chief, Mohammad Eslami, stated that Tehran is open to diluting its highly enriched uranium (reducing 60% purity back to 20%), but only if the United States lifts all sanctions.$ATM
Iran insists that enrichment is an inherent "sovereign right" for peaceful energy. They are willing to discuss the level and purity of enrichment—essentially offering to "stop" the dangerous high-level enrichment only if they are permitted to "continue" low-level enrichment.$NKN
President Trump has maintained a "maximum pressure" stance, publicly demanding a total ban on all enrichment and threatening serious military consequences if a deal is not reached.
Essentially, Iran is offering to "stop" the part of the program that worries the West (near-weapons-grade enrichment) on the condition that the West "allows" them to continue the civilian part of it.