Iran denies that it is going to stop uranium enrichment despite demands from the US and Israel

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Mohamad Eslami, denied this Thursday that Tehran is going to stop uranium enrichment despite the fact that it is one of the main demands of the United States and Israel within the framework of the negotiation process to reach a definitive agreement to end the war.

“The pretensions and demands of the enemies to limit Iran’s enrichment program are mere wishes that will go to the grave,” Eslami told the ISNA news agency during the tribute ceremony for the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who died 40 days ago in an attack launched by the United States and Israel.

Thus, he stressed that “no law or person” can stop Iran. “All the conspiracies and actions of the enemies, including this brutal war, have not worked. Now that they intend to reach a solution through negotiations, they do so solely for their own benefit and that of the Zionists,” he argued.

The delegations from Tehran and Washington are scheduled to begin negotiations this Friday in the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad, to try to move towards a definitive agreement after the ceasefire agreed between the parties that also includes a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which had been blocked since the beginning of the offensive on February 28.

Although the agreement proposal presented by Iran includes in one of its ten clauses that Washington must accept the enrichment of uranium, the 15-point ‘road map’ of US President Donald Trump calls for the dismantling of Iranian nuclear power plants and the delivery of the enriched uranium to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The tenant of the White House actually pointed out the day before that he will work with Tehran to recover the 400 kilograms of enriched uranium that are allegedly “buried” in nuclear facilities in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, stated in early March that “there is no evidence that Iran is manufacturing a nuclear bomb,” although he described as worrying that Tehran has not given “full access” to the agency’s inspectors to verify its nuclear facilities.

The offensive launched by surprise on February 28 has left more than 3,000 dead, according to figures provided by the Iranian authorities one day after the entry into force of the temporary two-week ceasefire agreement, mediated by Pakistan.