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Iran Vows to Continue Uranium Enrichment as Nuclear Talks Progress

Tehran asserts its right to peaceful enrichment while European powers weigh reinstating UN sanctions under the 2015 nuclear deal.

U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff (left) and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. (Photos by Evelyn Hockstein and Amer Hilabi/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff looks on during his swearing-in ceremony of in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
Iran's and U.S.' flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Overview

  • Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared that uranium enrichment will persist regardless of whether a new nuclear deal is reached.
  • Tehran currently enriches uranium to 60%, far exceeding the 3.67% cap set by the 2015 agreement but below weapons-grade levels.
  • Iran maintains its nuclear program is for civilian purposes and insists its right to enrichment is non-negotiable, though it signals openness to temporary limits.
  • European nations are considering triggering the snapback clause to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran, with the option expiring in October.
  • Four rounds of Oman-mediated talks between the US and Iran aim to finalize a deal preventing nuclear weaponization in exchange for sanctions relief.