Iran says it is no longer enriching uranium at any of its nuclear sites; AP explains

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1.SOUNDBITE (English) Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press: ++PARTLY OVERLAID BY SHOT 2++
"I'm in Tehran, the capital of Iran, where I just spoke with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Now, Araghchi made a comment about Iran's nuclear enrichment program that's really important. And the reason is that Iran had been enriching uranium up to 60% purity in recent months. That's a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels. Now, Israel and the United States both bombed Iranian nuclear sites back in June, during Israel's war on the country and there had been questions about Iran's program. Araghchi said specifically that Iran was not enriching at any of its declared sites to the International Atomic Energy Agency, that's the UN's nuclear watchdog, and he also denied that Iran was enriching uranium at any so-called undeclared site. That had been a major concern for nonproliferation experts, particularly as the IAEA has had limited visibility into Iran's program for years now. Now this doesn't mean that things are going to be settled anytime soon. The IAEA Board of Governors is going to meet. There is a proposal that's in the works that could see Iran face further tensions there, and Iran itself still hasn't started any sort of negotiations with the United States over the nuclear program. There's also concerns here that Israel could strike Iran again. All this together means that tensions are going to remain high for the foreseeable future, but Iran is trying to signal that it isn't enriching, and is trying signal to the world that potentially, negotiations might be possible."
2. Various of Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, during conference in Tehran
STORYLINE:
Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday said that Tehran is no longer enriching uranium at any site in the country, trying to signal to the West that it remains open to potential negotiations over its atomic program.

Answering a question from an Associated Press journalist visiting Iran, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi offered the most direct response yet from the Iranian government regarding its nuclear program following Israel and the United States' bombing of its enrichment sites in June during its 12-day war.

“There is no undeclared nuclear enrichment in Iran. All of our facilities are under the safeguards and monitoring” of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Araghchi said.

“There is no enrichment right now because our facilities — our enrichment facilities — have been attacked.”

Asked what it would take for Iran to continue negotiations with the U.S. and others, Araghchi said that Iran's message on its nuclear program remains "clear.”

Iran had been enriching uranium up to 60% purity — a short, technical step from weapons-grade levels — after U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew America from Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers in 2018.

Tehran long has maintained its atomic program is peaceful, though the West and the IAEA say Iran had an organized nuclear weapons program up until 2003.




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