Iran insists it will keep all enriched uranium amid heightened war fears and a flurry of diplomatic meetings, rejecting Western demands for its removal. Officials say any negotiation on the nuclear programme must be tied to guaranteed sanctions relief.
01Summary
- 01Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei said 'not a single gram of enriched uranium will be removed from Iran' after meeting Pakistan's army chief.
- 02Iran has refused IAEA access to its nuclear facilities since the war began in February 2025, leaving the status of its enriched uranium stockpile unverified.
- 03Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated at a conference that Iran remains 'truly in war conditions' and far from peace, with threats of more attacks and sanctions.
- 04Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told Pakistan's army chief that Iran has 'nothing new' to tell Washington and expects the US to accept conditions set last month to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- 05The US is reportedly deploying the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group and a Marine unit to the Middle East, offering strike options after the November 3 midterm elections.
02Why it matters
This matters because Iran's refusal to give up enriched uranium could trigger further US-Israeli strikes, risking a wider regional conflict that disrupts global oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and affects energy prices.
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