Overview
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtschi said enrichment is not occurring because Israeli and U.S. attacks in June inflicted significant damage on enrichment facilities.
- He rejected allegations of secret nuclear sites and asserted facilities are under IAEA oversight, even as Tehran has paused cooperation with the agency since June.
- The IAEA reported Iran had more than 400 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent before the June attacks, and the current status of that stockpile and capacity remains unclear.
- U.S. media, including the Washington Post and the New York Times, reported accelerated construction of an underground site known as Kuh-e Kolang, a claim unconfirmed by Iranian authorities.
- Tehran expressed willingness to resume nuclear talks only on the basis of mutual respect, with sanctions linked to the dispute deepening a severe economic crisis.