There have been no nuclear negotiations taking place between Washington and the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing what it said was an Iranian official.
"No negotiations [have] taken place with the US about Iran's nuclear program… Washington must first meet Tehran's conditions before nuclear talks can start," the source said.
“US recognition of Iran's right to nuclear enrichment is Tehran's red line … [Iran] will not show flexibility on [enrichment] in any way,” the source added, a day after US Vice President JD Vance called for a scale-back of Iranian uranium enrichment.
Via Bloomberg/Getty ImagesThe source said that “Vance's comments are Washington's ideas and requests. ... Americans are free to make requests and have ideas, but they are at odds with Iran's demands.”
Vance had said on October 5th that Tehran must make a significant reduction in nuclear enrichment.
“I think if they want to show a commitment to not building a nuclear weapon, they would do something meaningful on their enrichment capacity,” he told Reuters.
He claimed that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and President Masoud Pezeshkian were in talks with the US, but added that it was “unclear how much authori
