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Iran Readies Counteroffer After Rejecting U.S. Nuclear Proposal

Iran will forward a counterproposal through Oman after rejecting Washington’s draft for lacking sanctions relief.

FILE - The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flys in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)
Iranian citizens protest against the current Iranian government outside the Omani Embassy in Rome during the closed-door meeting between U.S. and Iranian delegations to discuss Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, Friday, May 23, 2025.
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IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi holds a news conference after the first day of the agency's quarterly Board of Governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 9, 2025. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

Overview

  • Iran plans to submit its own “reasonable, logical and balanced” plan through Oman before indirect talks restart in Muscat on June 15.
  • The U.S. maintains that any deal must bar Iran’s uranium enrichment, a position that clashes with Tehran’s assertion of its NPT-guaranteed enrichment rights.
  • The IAEA Board of Governors convened June 9 in Vienna to vote on a resolution finding Iran in noncompliance over expanded 60% uranium stockpiles and insufficient cooperation.
  • Tehran warned it would curb its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog if the noncompliance resolution is approved.
  • President Trump cautioned Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu against preemptive strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to preserve the fragile negotiation process.