{"id":18739,"date":"2025-06-12T10:55:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T10:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=18739"},"modified":"2025-06-12T10:55:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T10:55:31","slug":"iran-rejects-pressure-to-halt-uranium-enrichment-amid-regional-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/12\/iran-rejects-pressure-to-halt-uranium-enrichment-amid-regional-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Rejects Pressure to Halt Uranium Enrichment Amid Regional Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday that Iran will not relinquish its right to enrich uranium despite rising tensions in the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"1002\">The official added that a \u201cfriendly\u201d state in the region had warned Tehran of a potential Israeli military strike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\" data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1182\">He said the escalating tension aims to \u201cpressure Tehran into changing its stance on nuclear rights\u201d ahead of upcoming talks with the United States scheduled for Sunday in Oman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\" data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1434\">On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that American personnel would be evacuated from the Middle East due to it potentially being \u201ca dangerous place,\u201d reiterating that the United States will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-12\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"74d389ef-14f1-4547-b8d9-13671f30a800\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-18\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"84\">Iran Stands Firm on Nuclear Rights Ahead of U.S. Talks in Oman<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Iran and the U.S. are set to hold a new round of talks in Muscat, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/24\/u-s-accepts-peaceful-iranian-nuclear-program-amid-renewed-oman-led-talks\/\">Oman<\/a>, this Sunday in an effort to resolve the decades-long dispute over Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Significant obstacles remain after five rounds of discussions between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Trump\u2019s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. Chief among them is Iran\u2019s rejection of a U.S. demand to halt uranium enrichment altogether.<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_14118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14118\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14118 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/123.jpg\" alt=\"Significant obstacles remain after five rounds of discussions between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Trump\u2019s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. Chief among them is Iran\u2019s rejection of a U.S. demand to halt uranium enrichment altogether.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/123.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/123-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/123-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. envoy Steve Whitcoff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">In parallel, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian affirmed that the foundation of negotiations with the U.S. is based on the directives of the Supreme Leader and that Iran will not submit to coercion.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">According to Tasnim International News Agency on Thursday, Pezeshkian stated:\u201cWe will never accept reducing our research to zero while waiting for their approval to access nuclear materials needed for industry, medicine, agriculture, and science.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">During a visit to Ilam province in western Iran on Wednesday evening, Pezeshkian told local political and social leaders:\u201cWho said we shouldn\u2019t be allowed to conduct scientific research? What gives them the right to demand the complete dismantling of our nuclear industry?\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">He asserted:\u201cWe will never back down. The Supreme Leader has made it clear: Iran will not build a nuclear bomb. That is our firm policy.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Pezeshkian continued:\u201cThey say we shouldn\u2019t possess this [nuclear] knowledge. Tomorrow, if we say something, Israel might bomb us&#8230; In the past, Saddam used to bombard our cities daily. When our scientists developed missiles, he could no longer hit us. We achieved deterrence.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday that Iran will not relinquish its right to enrich uranium despite rising tensions in the region. 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