US proposed allowing Iran limited low-level uranium enrichment, report says
A US media outlet says the United States has proposed allowing Iran to conduct limited low-level uranium enrichment on its own soil. President Donald Trump quickly posted a denial.
On Monday, Axios reported what it said were the details of a US proposal made to Iran last Saturday, citing sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
The Trump administration has been pressing Iran to completely halt its uranium enrichment. The two sides have been engaged in talks, but have failed to narrow their differences.
Axios says the latest proposal would not allow Iran to build new enrichment facilities and calls for a halt to new research and development on centrifuges.
However, the report says Iran would be permitted to engage in limited enrichment activities at a concentration level of 3 percent -- a key threshold for the peaceful use of uranium.
The Axios report says the proposal shows "far more flexibility" than past US demands.
Trump responded in a social media post that "Under our potential Agreement -- WE WILL NOT ALLOW ANY ENRICHMENT OF URANIUM!"
Also on Monday, Reuters news agency quoted a senior diplomat close to Iran's negotiating team as saying that "Iran is drafting a negative response to the US proposal."
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