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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Iran demands sanctions relief guarantee in nuclear talks with US
Iran has demanded that the United States clarify exactly how sanctions will be lifted if the two sides are to reach a new agreement on Tehran's nuclear programme. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmail Baghaei made the comments on Monday, days after the US submitted what it described as an 'acceptable' proposal. The pair has conducted seven weeks of negotiations over the nuclear programme, with the US seeking assurances that it is peaceful, while Iran hopes to escape punishing sanctions that have battered its economy in recent years. However, Tehran is now demanding Washington detail what it is offering, reflecting scepticism voiced earlier this year by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In remarks carried by the official IRNA news agency, Baghaei stressed the need for guarantees regarding the 'real end of the sanctions', including details on 'how and through what mechanism' they would be removed. 'The American side has not yet provided the necessary clarity in this regard,' he also reiterated Iran's intention to continue enriching uranium for 'peaceful' purposes. US envoy Steve Witkoff has said President Donald Trump opposes Tehran continuing any enrichment, calling it a 'red line'. A leaked United Nations report shows that Iran has ramped up production of uranium enriched to 60 percent, short of the roughly 90 percent required for atomic weapons but significantly above the 4 percent or so needed for power production. Baghaei dismissed the report as biased, accusing unnamed Western countries of pressuring the UN to act against Iran's interests. Official sources cited by The New York Times said the recent US proposal includes a call for Iran to end all enrichment. While Tehran has confirmed receipt of the proposal, which the White House described as being in Iran's 'best interest', it has said it is still reviewing the document. 'Receiving a text certainly does not mean accepting it, nor does it even mean that it is acceptable,' Baghaei said. Iran has held five rounds of talks with the US since April 12 in search of a new agreement to replace the deal with the leading powers that Trump abandoned during his first term in 2018.
Al Jazeera
14 hours ago
- Business
- Al Jazeera
Iran demands sanctions relief guarantee in nuclear talks with US
Iran has demanded that the United States clarify exactly how sanctions will be lifted if the two sides are to reach a new agreement on Tehran's nuclear programme. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmail Baghaei made the comments on Monday, days after the US submitted what it described as an 'acceptable' proposal. The pair has conducted seven weeks of negotiations over the nuclear programme, with the US seeking assurances that it is peaceful, while Iran hopes to escape punishing sanctions that have battered its economy in recent years. However, Tehran is now demanding Washington detail what it is offering, reflecting scepticism voiced earlier this year by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In remarks carried by the official IRNA news agency, Baghaei stressed the need for guarantees regarding the 'real end of the sanctions', including details on 'how and through what mechanism' they would be removed. 'The American side has not yet provided the necessary clarity in this regard,' he said. Baghaei also reiterated Iran's intention to continue enriching uranium for 'peaceful' purposes. US envoy Steve Witkoff has said President Donald Trump opposes Tehran continuing any enrichment, calling it a 'red line'. A leaked United Nations report shows that Iran has ramped up production of uranium enriched to 60 percent, short of the roughly 90 percent required for atomic weapons but significantly above the 4 percent or so needed for power production. Baghaei dismissed the report as biased, accusing unnamed Western countries of pressuring the UN to act against Iran's interests. Official sources cited by The New York Times said the recent US proposal includes a call for Iran to end all enrichment. While Tehran has confirmed receipt of the proposal, which the White House described as being in Iran's 'best interest', it has said it is still reviewing the document. 'Receiving a text certainly does not mean accepting it, nor does it even mean that it is acceptable,' Baghaei said. Iran has held five rounds of talks with the US since April 12 in search of a new agreement to replace the deal with the leading powers that Trump abandoned during his first term in 2018.
Bloomberg
17 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Iran Says US Hasn't Given Clarity on Sanctions Relief in Nuclear Talks
Iran warned it won't strike a nuclear deal with the US unless Washington gives assurances that any agreement will include sanctions removal. 'No agreement will happen unless we have clear and reliable assurances about the end of sanctions,' Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, said in press conference in Tehran on Monday.
Saba Yemen
4 days ago
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Iranian FM condemns Zionist aggression on Yemen
Tehran - Saba: The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the new Zionist aggression targeting Sana'a International Airport and the destruction of a Yemenia passenger plane, describing it as "a new indication of the Zionist regime's barbarism and hostility toward the Muslim Yemeni people and the region." In a statement, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei described the Zionist regime's aggression during the Hajj season, aimed at preventing Yemeni pilgrims from reaching the holy lands and participating in the Hajj rituals, as a major crime. He called for immediate and serious action by international organizations, especially the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), regarding this situation. The Foreign Ministry spokesman pointed to the Zionist regime's repeated attacks on Yemen's economic infrastructure and civilian facilities, including ports, airports, food warehouses, and the like. He dubbed these attacks as a clear example of war crimes and crimes against humanity. He added that the Zionist regime's brutal aggression toward the Muslim peoples of West Asia is clear evidence of its structural and fundamental disconnection from the peoples of the region, and its leaders' efforts to spread wars and insecurity in the region and the world. Baghaei highlighted the legal and moral responsibility of all countries in the region and the world to confront the Zionist entity's violations of the law and its crimes in occupied Palestine and against other countries in the region. Baghaei stressed that the Zionist entity's impunity, due to the inaction of the United Nations Security Council and the comprehensive American support for this entity, has led to irreversible consequences for the system based on the UN Charter and has jeopardized international peace and security in an unprecedented manner, requiring urgent action from the international community. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Express Tribune
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Iran rejects temporary halt on uranium enrichment
Iran will not consider temporarily suspending uranium enrichment to secure a nuclear deal with the US, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, adding that no date had yet been set for a sixth round of talks with Washington. The negotiations between Washington and Tehran aim to resolve a decades-long dispute over Iran's nuclear ambitions, and both sides have taken a tough stance in public over the issue of Iran's uranium enrichment. Asked about reports that Iran could freeze enrichment for three years to reach an agreement, spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told a press conference: "Iran will never accept that." Baghaei also ruled out the possibility of an interim nuclear deal with the US, dismissing media reports that a provisional agreement was being considered as a temporary step towards a final deal. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that US negotiators had "very good" talks with an Iranian delegation over the weekend. Iran is waiting for further details from mediator Oman regarding the timing of the next round of talks, Baghaei said. "If there is goodwill from the American side, we are also optimistic, but if talks are aimed at curbing Iran's rights then talks will get nowhere," he added.
