Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council:
"Iran's enriched uranium stockpile is not on the agenda of the negotiations."
27/5/2026 , Moscow , Russia
Tehran Draws a Red Line Against US Extortion: Enriched Uranium Out of Doha’s Reach**
The statements made today in Moscow by Ali Bagheri Kani, Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, have fundamentally recalibrated the current Pakistan- and Oman-mediated negotiations, delivering a sharp rebuke to Washington's standard diplomatic playbook.
Bagheri Kani explicitly confirmed that Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile is not—and will not be—on the agenda of any maritime or de-escalation talks.
This firm Iranian stance highlights the inherent failure of the Trump administration's ongoing negotiation strategy.
Washington is attempting to leverage a localized maritime ceasefire and recent "defensive" airstrikes to extract permanent, sweeping nuclear concessions—naively believing that tactical pressure can force a sovereign capitulation on Iran's core strategic deterrent.
The demand for the immediate transfer or destruction of Iran's uranium is a transparent attempt by US negotiators to strip Tehran of its leverage in exchange for unstable, short-term financial adjustments. By decoupling the technical coordination of the Strait of Hormuz (managed alongside Muscat) from its nuclear sovereign rights, Tehran has successfully neutralized Washington's clumsy attempt at diplomatic blackmail.
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