IRAN REFUSES TO ABANDON URANIUM ENRICHMENT

IRAN'S ATOMIC ENERGY CHIEF MOHAMMAD ESLAMI SAYS TEHRAN WILL NOT ABANDON ITS NUCLEAR ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, INSISTING IT REMAINS A NATIONAL RIGHT.

THE STATEMENT FOLLOWS U.S. VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE'S DEMAND FOR MEANINGFUL REDUCTIONS IN IRAN'S ENRICHMENT CAPACITY AS A CONDITION FOR A NUCLEAR DEAL.

ALTHOUGH IRAN IS REPORTEDLY NOT CURRENTLY ENRICHING URANIUM, THE IAEA ESTIMATES ROUGHLY 200 KG OF ENRICHED URANIUM MAY REMAIN AT ISFAHAN.

TEHRAN MAINTAINS ITS NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS. ...