Virendra Pandit
New Delhi: Iran has rejected President Donald Trump’s claims that it has agreed to transfer its enriched uranium to the United States, the media reported on Saturday.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran would not allow such a move under any circumstances.
“Enriched uranium is as sacred to us as Iranian soil and will not be transferred anywhere under any circumstances,” he was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency, according to Al Jazeera.
His remarks come after President Trump claimed that Iran has “agreed to everything” in ongoing talks with the United States, including a plan to jointly remove enriched uranium from Iran and transport it to the US, cnn reported.
speaking to CBSTrump ruled out deploying American troops, saying, “No. No troops.” “We’ll go down and get it with them, and then we’ll take it. We’ll be getting it together because by that time, we’ll have an agreement, and there’s no need for fighting when there’s an agreement. Nice right? That’s better.”
He said the US would continue its blockade of Iranian ports “until we get it done” and expressed confidence that a deal could be reached “in the next day or two,” with talks likely over the weekend. He also claimed Iran had agreed to stop backing terror groups like Hezbollah and Hamas.
There are no “sticking points” left, he said, adding, “We’re very close. Looks like it’s going to be very good for everybody. And we’re very close to having a deal.”
In a separate statement, Baghaei also criticized comments by US officials regarding the Strait of Hormuz, describing them as contradictory, in a sign of “desperation and helplessness.”
“We should not be influenced by the other side’s tweets,” he said. “The statements by American officials are filled with contradictions and lies, and this is nothing new.”
He stressed that decisions regarding the Strait are based on ground realities rather than public messaging. “The opening or closing of the Strait of Hormuz does not happen on social media, but on the ground.”
The remarks come amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over maritime security and ongoing negotiations.
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