As U.S.-Iran end-of-war talks continue, a senior Iranian official said there is no intention to transfer enriched uranium overseas, a key sticking point.
CNN reported on the 29th that Ebrahim Azizi, chair of the Iranian Parliament's National Security Committee, said in an interview with Russia's state-run RIA Novosti, "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 a 60-day extension of the truce and the start of talks on Iran's nuclear program. The draft reportedly states that the two countries will normalize navigation in the Strait of Hormuz during a 60-day grace period and simultaneously launch 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 core agenda item in the end-of-war talks. The two countries differ over 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 was a plan to locate and destroy HEU in Iran under U.S. leadership. However, on the 25th, Trump also said he could accept handling Iran's enriched uranium stockpile either inside Iran or in a third country.