Baghaei: ‘No Reason’ for Iran to Send 60%-Enriched Uranium Abroad
TEHRAN -- Iran again ruled out transferring its highly enriched uranium to another country under a potential deal with the United States that could bring a permanent end to the illegal U.S.-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in remarks published on Monday that “there was no reason” for Iran to allow its stockpile of 60%-enriched uranium to be transferred to any other country.
Baghaei told Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen news channel that Iran continues to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying inspectors from the agency had visited the country’s only nuclear power plant in Bushehr nearly 10 days ago.
He said inspections of other Iranian nuclear facilities, particularly those attacked by the U.S. and the Israeli regime during the two wars of aggression, were not possible because the IAEA had no clear arrangements or protocols for visiting such facilities.
Baghaei said inspections of those nuclear sites also lacked any justification at a time when the U.S. was constantly threatening to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman also censured Washington for repeatedly changing its position during negotiations aimed at reaching a permanent deal with Tehran.
He said Iran had clearly communicated its negotiating positions through messages conveyed to mediators, adding that indirect communication between Tehran and Washington was continuing through meetings and phone calls with mediators.
Baghaei said Iran had shortened the timeframe it had proposed for reopening the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf from an initial seven days to two days to demonstrate its seriousness and goodwill.
He said inspections of other Iranian nuclear facilities, particularly those attacked by the U.S. and the Israeli regime during the two wars of aggression, were not possible because the IAEA had no clear arrangements or protocols for visiting such facilities.
Baghaei said inspections of those nuclear sites also lacked any justification at a time when the U.S. was constantly threatening to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman also censured Washington for repeatedly changing its position during negotiations aimed at reaching a permanent deal with Tehran.
He said Iran had clearly communicated its negotiating positions through messages conveyed to mediators, adding that indirect communication between Tehran and Washington was continuing through meetings and phone calls with mediators.
Baghaei said Iran had shortened the timeframe it had proposed for reopening the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf from an initial seven days to two days to demonstrate its seriousness and goodwill.