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Iran Rejects Putin’s Private Zero-Enrichment Pitch

Tehran demands guarantees against future attacks before returning to nuclear negotiations

As per Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Tehran is ready to come back to the table, but only if the US vows that no more attacks will be carried out against the Gulf nation.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends the 17th annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2025. Sputnik/Sergei Karpukhin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Overview

  • Sources say President Putin privately told President Trump and Iranian officials he supports a nuclear deal barring Iran from enriching uranium
  • Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency denied receiving any message about zero enrichment from Russia
  • Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran will only resume talks if it obtains firm assurances that no further strikes will occur
  • Araghchi reaffirmed Iran’s right under the Non-Proliferation Treaty to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes and rejected any deal without those provisions
  • After suspending routine IAEA cooperation, Iran will review inspection requests on a case-by-case basis through its Supreme National Security Council