Interim US-Iran deal leaves the thorniest issue still to be negotiated: Tehran’s nuclear program
The memorandum waives some sanctions and lets Iran resume oil sales while leaving uranium limits and missile issues for 60 days of talks.
- The United States and Iran signed an interim Memorandum of Understanding on Friday in Switzerland, deferring negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program for 60 days. Vice President JD Vance described it as "about a page and half & a very general document."
- President Donald Trump launched a 12-day war against Iran in 2025, costing 13 American lives and roughly 3,000 Iranian deaths. Iran currently holds 11.5 tons of enriched uranium produced since Trump withdrew from the JCPOA.
- Trump hinted at a 15-year suspension, echoing the 2015 JCPOA which limited enrichment to 3.67%. Under the Obama-era agreement, 97% of Iran's stockpile was removed outside the country.
- Tehran insists it will charge transit fees for ships in the Strait of Hormuz after the 60-day ceasefire expires, contradicting Trump's toll-free claim. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina expressed skepticism about the deal's effectiveness.
- David Schenker, director of the Arab Politics Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, questioned whether this administration has "the wherewithal to reach a nuclear deal." The agreement fails to address Iran's missile buildup or proxy support.
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Iran’s President Says Tehran Has Right to Enrich Uranium as Swiss Talks Underway
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday said that Tehran will not back down from ultimately trying to continue to enrich uranium, a key point of contention between the Trump administration and the Iranian regime amid talks to end hostilities. Iranian state-run outlet PressTV quoted Pezeshkian as saying that Tehran “has not and will never back down from its fundamental right to uranium enrichment” and he claimed that the United States “has …
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran could be prepared to sign a written declaration that it will not attempt to obtain a nuclear weapon, informs DPA, taken by Agerpres. "If necessary, we can establish in writing that we do not intend to build a nuclear bomb," said Pezeshkian, quoted by the Iranian press agency ...
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Pezeshkian Says Iran Will Not Give Up Enrichment Rights as Talks Begin on Qatari Funds
Alongside the financial discussions, Pezeshkian reiterated Iran's stance on its nuclear program. He stated that Iran does not want a nuclear weapon, but emphasized that the country will not give up its rights to enrich uranium.
Pezeshkian: The Islamic Republic will not give up 'right' to enrich uranium
Iran will not give up "its right" to enrich uranium, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday, while also ruling out negotiations over its ballistic missile program."We will not relinquish our right to enrichment, and the other side will have no choice but to accept this right," Pezeshkian told a monetary and foreign exchange policy conference in Tehran, according to a readout posted to the website of the Iranian Presidency."Previously, they s…
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