Iran will never agree to dismantle uranium centrifuges, eliminate stockpile — official

More from the Iranian official speaking to Reuters:

Tehran’s red lines “mandated by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei” can not be compromised in the talks, the official says.

He says those red lines mean Iran will never agree to dismantle its centrifuges for enriching uranium, halt enrichment altogether, or reduce the amount of enriched uranium it stores to a level below the level it agreed to in the 2015 deal that Trump abandoned.

It will also not negotiate over its missile program, which Tehran views as outside the scope of any nuclear deal.

“Iran understood in indirect talks in Oman that Washington doesn’t want Iran to stop all nuclear activities, and this can be a common ground for Iran and the US to start a fair negotiation,” the source says.

Iran said today reaching a deal with the United States was possible if “they demonstrate seriousness of intent and do not make unrealistic demands.”

Top US negotiator Steve Witkoff, in a post on X on Tuesday, said Iran must “stop and eliminate its nuclear enrichment” to reach a deal with Washington.