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Iran to Submit Counter-Proposal as US-Iran Nuclear Talks Remain Deadlocked

Oman will channel Tehran’s counter-proposal ahead of a planned June 15 session in Muscat after Iran rejected a US offer that omitted 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’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran will soon finalise its own plan and transmit it to Washington via Oman, marking a clear rejection of the US draft.
  • Washington maintains that Iran must cease all uranium enrichment, while Tehran insists on its right to enrich up to 60 percent under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
  • IAEA Director Rafael Grossi criticised Iran for poor cooperation and reported that its stockpile of 60 percent-enriched uranium has surged to about 409 kilograms since February.
  • The IAEA Board of Governors is voting this week on a resolution to declare Iran non-compliant with its safeguards, a move Tehran warns will trigger reduced cooperation.
  • Iran is targeting June 15 in Muscat for the next indirect negotiations, but US officials indicate talks could reconvene as soon as June 12.