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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TEHRAN, November 17 (Xinhua) — Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that the country is currently not enriching uranium, while stressing the country's right to do so.
"Currently, uranium enrichment is not being carried out in Iran because our relevant infrastructure has been attacked," he said on the sidelines of an international conference in the Iranian capital Tehran, according to the official IRNA news agency.
Iran's right to enrich uranium and peacefully use nuclear energy is "indisputable" and must be recognized by the international community, including the United States, the foreign minister said.
S. A. Araghchi stated that there are no “undeclared” nuclear facilities or uranium enrichment facilities in Iran, and all Iranian nuclear facilities are under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Commenting on the possibility of resuming negotiations between Iran and the United States on the nuclear issue, he noted that the current approach of the US government in no way indicates its readiness for honest negotiations on equal terms to protect mutual interests.
“What we have seen so far from the Americans has actually been an attempt to impose maximum, excessive demands,” he said.
Iran and the United States had held five rounds of Oman-brokered proximity talks on the nuclear issue and lifting US sanctions and were preparing for a sixth round when Israel launched airstrikes on nuclear and military sites in Iran on June 13, killing senior commanders, nuclear scientists and civilians.
On June 22, US forces struck Iranian nuclear facilities in Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan. –0–
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