US EditionU.S. seeks 20-year nuclear halt as Iran offers 5-year pause in stalled talks: NYT
Washington also wants Iran to remove 440 kg of near-bomb-grade uranium from the country, officials said.
- The United States has formally proposed a 20-year moratorium on all Iranian nuclear activities and uranium enrichment as a central condition for a long-term peace agreement. Iranian negotiators countered with an offer to suspend enrichment for only five years, according to The New York Times.
- Washington's pivot toward a 20-year "pause" instead of a permanent ban is viewed as a strategic compromise that would allow Tehran to technically maintain its right to nuclear fuel under international treaties.
- The deadlock over these timelines is further complicated by U.S. demands for the physical removal of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, which Tehran has refused in favor of a domestic dilution process.
- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Monday that mediators are working to resolve remaining gaps, while Turkish Foreign Minister Haqan Fidan noted "initial positions are always somewhat maximalist."
- With the ceasefire expiring April 21, mediators are pushing for a 45-60 day extension to allow continued negotiations despite obstacles over enrichment restrictions.
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Iran proposed to the U.S. a temporary suspension of its uranium enrichment program for five years, during the weekend negotiations in Islamabad, according to information published this Tuesday by The New York Times. According to Iranian and U.S. officials quoted in the media, Tehran proposed stopping these activities for a period of up to five years, in response to Washington’s demand for a much longer suspension, about two decades, a proposal t…
Several American media have revealed that Washington has requested a 20-year pause for Iran's uranium enrichment. Iran has made a counter-proposal, referring to a five-year suspension. Iran's nuclear programme is one of the main blocking points in the negotiations.
Washington rejected the Tehran regime's proposal, but despite the failure of the dialogue in Islamabad, a door was left open to continue negotiations
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