Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian responded to U.S. President Donald Trump by reiterating that Iran will not give up its right to enrich uranium, according to Arabic-language reports circulated to Israeli media. The statement comes amid nuclear talks between the two countries.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has now directed his nuclear stance directly at U.S. President Donald Trump, reiterating that Iran will not forgo uranium enrichment and that Washington must accept this, according to Arabic-language reports circulated to Israeli media on Sunday (21 June). The statement, carried by the Arab Desk channel on Telegram, comes after a day of escalating rhetoric: As The Zioneer reported at 12:42 Jerusalem, Pezeshkian had already made similar assertions during talks in Switzerland, telling reporters that 'the rules of the game have changed' and that the U.S. now acknowledges Iran's right to retain ballistic missiles. By 16:11, The Zioneer noted Pezeshkian's claim that Trump's positions had shifted 180 degrees. The new dispatch is the first time Pezeshkian has openly addressed Trump by name in this context, though the venue and timing of the exchange remain unspecified.
The thread has seen a rapid evolution of Iranian messaging. At 12:42 Jerusalem, multiple reports — from Persian-language media tracked by Israeli channels and from the Abu Ali Express account — converged on a single core message: Iran will not yield on enrichment. The first version cited a single Hebrew-language source; subsequent versions added corroboration from Arabic and Persian outlets, and by version 4 (also timestamped 12:42) Pezeshkian was explicitly stating the U.S. 'will have to accept' enrichment. Source quality has held steady at 'according to reports' — no on-record confirmation from Iranian or U.S. officials has appeared.
Against this backdrop, The Zioneer has reported growing friction between Jerusalem and Washington over the nuclear talks. A senior Israeli minister told Channel 12 on Sunday (20:25 Jerusalem) that Israel considers Lebanon its red line and must not accept the 'Iranian equation' even at the cost of a confrontation with the U.S. Earlier on Friday (00:46 Jerusalem), Iranian channels mocked Trump, saying he 'surrendered to Iranian missiles' — a theme echoed in reports of Israeli unease cited in the thread's context.
What remains open: the precise forum and timing of Pezeshkian's latest direct reply to Trump are not given in the reports. No U.S. response has been published at this hour, and it is unclear whether the message reflects an official negotiating position or a public posture.
5 developments
- DevelopingIran's president: 'We will not bow to American arrogance'
- StrongIranian president: We pledged not to build a nuclear bomb at Washington's request
- StrongTrump reportedly accepts Iran's enrichment terms, avoids linking Lebanon to nuclear deal
- DevelopingIran's Pezeshkian: 'We will not surrender' after overnight clashes
Source and signal
- Internal intake