Iran Says ‘No Slightest Compromise’ with U.S. on Nuclear Enrichment, But Planning Round 6 of Talks Anyway

The Islamist regime governing Iran declared on Monday that it would make “no slightest compromise” on enriching uranium in talks with the United States, dismissing a core demand from Washington after five rounds of nuclear talks.

President Donald Trump announced in April that America and Iran would engage in “direct talks” intended to establish a framework to curb Iran’s illicit nuclear weapons development and replace the functionally extinct “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” (JCPOA), the nuclear agreement signed under former President Barack Obama.

Iran has failed to agree with the American team on every single aspect of these negotiations — including insisting that the talks are not “direct” because mediator state Oman is reportedly passing notes back and forth between the delegations — but has nonetheless participated in five rounds of such talks since April. The latest round of talks occurred in Rome, Italy, on Friday, again facilitated by Omani government officials. The first four rounds occurred in Muscat, Oman. (Read More)