Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman stated Thursday that Tehran has made clear from the outset that its enriched uranium will not be transferred abroad, and that such a transfer is unacceptable to Iran. The statement reaffirms a core Iranian negotiating position, following reports that some framework discussions had considered the option of shipping enriched material to a third country.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman issued a clear rejection of any arrangement involving the transfer of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile abroad, saying late Wednesday that "from the very beginning, we made clear that enriched nuclear material will not be transferred outside of Iran — this is unacceptable to us." The statement was carried by Iranian state media and reported by Israeli journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12).
The declaration reiterates a red line Iran has held throughout the current round of nuclear talks, even as multiple reports suggested the framework under discussion included a mechanism for shipping enriched material to a third country for storage or downblending. As The Zioneer previously reported, Iran has repeatedly insisted on retaining its enriched stockpile inside the country, and earlier this month an Iranian official told Qatari mediators that Tehran commits not to produce nuclear weapons — but without conceding control over its material.
The spokesman's language leaves no ambiguity that the enrichment and possession track is non-negotiable from Tehran's perspective, complicating any deal that depends on removing the most proliferation-sensitive component of Iran's program from its territory. It remains unclear whether the statement reflects a hardening of Iran's position or a reiteration of its standing baseline for the negotiating table.
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