Iran foreign ministry insists on right to enrich uranium, says level negotiable

By AFP 15 April 2026, 3:23 pm

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Centrifuges line a hall at the Uranium Enrichment Facility in Natanz, Iran, in a still image from a video aired by the Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting company on April 17, 2021, six days after the hall had been damaged in a mysterious attack. (IRIB via AP)

Iran’s foreign ministry says that Tehran’s right to enrich uranium was “indisputable” although the level of enrichment is “negotiable.”

In a weekly press briefing, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the right to peaceful use of nuclear energy could not be “taken away under pressure or through war.”

“Regarding the level and type of enrichment, we have always stated that this issue is negotiable. We have emphasized that Iran should be able to continue enrichment in accordance with its needs,” he adds.