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Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Iran’s Khamenei rejects US nuclear deal proposal, vows to keep enriching uranium
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says a US proposal for a nuclear deal is against Tehran’s national interests, and that the country will not give up uranium enrichment.
The issue of uranium enrichment has been a sticking point in negotiations between the US and Iran. Uranium enrichment remained key to the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, Khamenei says in a speech.
“Independence means not waiting for the green light from America and the likes of America,” Khamenei says, adding that the proposal is “100 percent against” the ideals of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Tehran says it wants to master nuclear technology for peaceful purposes and has denied longstanding accusations by Western powers that it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
The Times of Israel Community.