Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated that no agreement will be reached if the United States insists on Iran handing over its enriched uranium, according to Al Jazeera reports cited by ZeroHedge [1]. The statement came as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged “slight progress” in talks but said “we’re not there yet,” according to the same report [1]. Rubio made the remarks during a NATO ministers meeting in Sweden, where he also condemned Iran’s efforts to impose a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz.
Mediation efforts intensified as Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, arrived in Tehran, with a Qatari delegation also holding talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi [1]. A 15-point diplomatic proposal transmitted by the United States through Pakistani intermediaries has been under review, but Tehran has shown no interest in the framework, according to a report from Middle East Eye [2].
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