Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei questioned whether nuclear negotiations with the United States would result in an agreement.
“I do not believe nuclear negotiations with the United States will reach a conclusion,” Khamenei stated during a speech commemorating the anniversary of the death of former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
Iran’s supreme leader urged Washington to stop issuing provocative demands to Tehran and spoke directly to U.S. officials, saying that “your declaration of not allowing Iran to enrich uranium is an inflated demand.”
This follows as Tehran is considering a suggestion to conduct a fifth round of negotiations. Iran Deputy Foreign Minister Kazim Gharibabadi reported that Tehran has received an offer concerning the date and location of a new round of talks with the U.S. over ending the crisis surrounding its nuclear program.
“We have received an offer for the next round of indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States, which is being considered.
Iran and the United States started negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear issue under the mediation of Oman on April 12. The two nations have conducted four rounds of negotiations to settle disagreements over Iran’s nuclear plan.”.
The initial round of negotiations took place in Muscat on April 12, the second round in Rome on April 19, and the third and fourth on April 26 and May 11 in Muscat, Oman.
Iran is enriching uranium to 60 percent, which is much greater than the 3.67 percent under the 2015 nuclear agreement but less than the 90 percent threshold needed for use in war, reports the International Atomic Energy Agency.
