Iran has insisted that it will not allow nuclear material to leave\nits territory under any circumstances. Tehran described such material,\nincluding its stockpile of enriched uranium, as a \u201ckey asset\u201d belonging\nto the Iranian people.<\/p>\n
As reported by AFP on Wednesday (21 October 2026), the statement was\nmade by Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security\nCouncil, during a recent meeting in Tehran with Pakistan\u2019s Chief of Army\nStaff, Asim Munir.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot a single amount of enriched nuclear material will be allowed to\nleave Iran; such material is a key asset and national wealth for the\nIranian people, intended for use within this country,\u201d Rezaei said at\nhis meeting with Munir on Tuesday (20 October), according to Iranian\nstate television.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere will be no negotiations until the United States takes steps to\nbuild confidence \u2014 a process that must begin by meeting Iran\u2019s\nconditions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Rezaei made the remarks as diplomatic efforts between Iran and the\nUnited States have faced a deadlock in recent weeks. Pakistan and Qatar,\nmediators in the conflict, have continued efforts to bring the parties\nback to negotiations to end the protracted war.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s enriched uranium stockpile was a major point of contention in\nnegotiations between the two countries, which have been in conflict\nsince late February.<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump said in May that Iran\u2019s supply of highly\nenriched uranium would be handed over to the United States or destroyed.\nIran\u2019s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, however, said Tehran\u2019s enriched\nuranium should not be sent abroad.<\/p>\n
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations\u2019\nnuclear watchdog, estimated that Iran had around 440.9 kilogrammes of\nuranium enriched to 60 per cent when the United States and Israel bombed\nTehran\u2019s nuclear facilities in June 2025.<\/p>\n
It is unclear how much of Iran\u2019s uranium stockpile survived the\nbombing.<\/p>\n
Iran has repeatedly said that it is not seeking to produce nuclear\nweapons, rejecting accusations by the United States and Israel.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/iran-refuses-to-transfer-enriched-uranium-abroad-1792576349", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }