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Iranian FM says uranium enrichment ‘nonnegotiable’ as Washington demands halt
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a meeting with his Armenian counterpart in Yerevan on March 25, 2025. (KAREN MINASYAN / AFP)
TEHRAN, Iran — Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran’s enrichment of uranium as part of its nuclear program was “nonnegotiable” after US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff called for a halt.
“Iran’s enrichment is a real, accepted matter. We are ready to build confidence in response to possible concerns, but the issue of enrichment is nonnegotiable,” Araghchi tells reporters after a cabinet meeting.
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