Tehran: Iran on Tuesday rejected rumors regarding the transfer of its enriched uranium stockpile abroad, considering this issue one of its red lines. In her weekly press briefing, Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani emphasized that while some issues were open to dialogue, the transfer of uranium was not open for negotiation.
According to Kuwait News Agency, Mohajerani described the ongoing Iran-US negotiations, currently being mediated by Oman, as "constructive." She noted that Iran aimed to reach a satisfactory agreement that would protect national interests. Mohajerani stressed that although Iran was not in a rush, it was not in favor of prolonged negotiations either.
Technical discussions between the Iranian and American delegations at the expert level are scheduled to take place on Wednesday in Muscat, the capital of Oman. This will be followed by the third round of negotiations between the two sides on Saturday.
A confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which was leaked to Western media in late February, indicated that Iran's stockpile of uranium enriched to 60 percent purity had reached 274.8 kilograms.