As U.S.-Iran end-of-war talks continue, a senior Iranian official said there is no intention to transfer enriched uranium abroad, the core sticking point.
On the 29th, CNN said Ebrahim Azizi, chair of the Iranian parliament's National Security Committee, told the Russian state-run RIA Novosti in an interview, "Iran has no intention to transfer enriched uranium to a third country."
The United States and Iran are said to have reached a tentative agreement on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) centered on extending a truce for 60 days and launching talks on Iran's nuclear program. The draft reportedly states that the two countries will normalize passage through the Strait of Hormuz during the 60-day grace period and simultaneously begin full-fledged nuclear negotiations.
U.S. President Donald Trump held a meeting in the White House Situation Room on the 29th regarding the end-of-war talks, but has not yet made a final position public.
The handling of highly enriched uranium (HEU) is considered a key agenda item in the end-of-war talks. The two countries differ on how to handle about 450 kilograms of 60%-purity HEU that Iran currently holds.
President Trump mentioned on social media (SNS) that one of the demands is a plan to locate and destroy HEU in Iran under U.S. leadership. However, on the 25th, Trump said he could also accept handling Iran's stock of enriched uranium either inside Iran or in a third country.