Iran Says It Has Halted Uranium Enrichment After June Strikes

Overview

• Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that Iran is not enriching uranium at any site, calling it the clearest post-conflict statement on the program.
• He stated there is no undeclared enrichment and that all nuclear facilities remain under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards.
• The remarks came at a conference hosted by a Foreign Ministry-linked institute in Tehran after a question from an Associated Press reporter granted a three-day visa.
• Tehran links the halt to U.S. and Israeli attacks in June that struck facilities including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, which it says disabled enrichment capacity.
• Iran asserts an inalienable right to peaceful enrichment, while reporting notes degraded air defenses and an IAEA board review this week of a resolution urging greater cooperation.