The office of US President Donald Trump announced that a sixth round of negotiations on a new nuclear agreement with Iran will resume in Muscat, the capital of Oman, on Wednesday.
This round follows a previous meeting that failed to yield a breakthrough on the issue of uranium enrichment. Both sides exchanged proposals to resolve the impasse, but no decisions were reached. The US made clear it opposes any level of uranium enrichment conducted within Iranian territory.
Meanwhile, two senior members of the Iranian parliament's Foreign and National Security Committee rejected the possibility of compromise over Iran's right to continue enriching uranium. In an interview with the IRNA news agency on Saturday, Behnam Saeedi dismissed Washington's latest demand for a complete halt to the enrichment process and pledged that "the Iranian negotiating team will staunchly defend the country's rights and will not back down."
Referring to the ongoing indirect talks with the US, he added that negotiations must be based on "mutual respect, adherence to red lines, and the complete lifting of sanctions," as outlined by Tehran.
He warned that the talks could face serious challenges if the American side ignores or seeks to undermine Iran's right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes.
"Enrichment is Iran's inalienable right and we will continue on this path with strength," he said, adding that the Islamic Republic has paid in blood and resources to reach this milestone.
Salar Velayatmadar, another member of the parliamentary committee, sharply criticized the US demand for Iran to stop enriching uranium. "As the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has made clear, we do not aspire to nuclear weapons. However, nuclear energy is an inalienable right of every nation, and we will pursue it with determination," he said.
