Iran and U.S. diverge in views on sanctions relief, senior Iranian official tells Reuters
Iran offers compromises on highly enriched uranium stockpile while both sides disagree on sanctions relief scope amid growing military tensions, with talks planned for early March.
- DUBAI on Feb 22: Iran and the United States differ over sanctions relief in renewed talks, with new rounds planned in early March amid rising fears of military confrontation.
- Negotiations renewed earlier this month show the U.S. demands Iran relinquish its stockpile of highly enriched uranium amid a regional military buildup.
- The UN nuclear agency last year estimated the stockpile at more than 440 kg of enriched uranium at up to 60%, and an Iranian official said Tehran could export or dilute HEU and form a regional enrichment consortium for `peaceful nuclear enrichment` recognition.
- Iran has threatened to strike U.S. bases in the Middle East if attacked, and U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering limited military strikes, raising security stakes.
- The economic package on the table offers U.S. investment opportunities, and Iranian officials insist they will not hand over control of Iran's oil and mineral resources while highlighting diplomatic benefits for both sides.
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DEXYPTAGE - Tehran calls for quick relief of the measures that sphyxiate its economy, but Washington opposes it.
Iranian chancellery spokesman Esmail Baghaei rejected Donald Trump's threats and claimed that the word "surrender" does not exist in the Persian country's dictionary.
Washington considers uranium wealth in Iran as a potential path for the acquisition of nuclear weapons, and Teerá refuses to seek this kind of weapon and requires its right to enrich uranium
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