Iran will not abandon uranium enrichment or hand over its uranium, nuclear chief says

On Thursday, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, announced that Iran will neither cease its uranium enrichment activities nor surrender its existing uranium stockpiles. The statement was issued in response to recent demands from the United States, which has called for meaningful reductions in Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity.

Eslami characterized recent US rhetoric regarding potential threats to Iranian nuclear facilities as routine, dismissing them as nothing new. The declaration underscores a continued impasse between Tehran and Washington regarding the scope and oversight of Iran's nuclear program.