- Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei dismissed claims about nuclear issues and enrichment levels as baseless media speculation
- The statement follows reports that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei ordered that near-weapons-grade uranium must not leave the country
- US President Donald Trump has insisted that any peace deal must require Iran to hand over its highly enriched uranium stockpiles
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed for a resumption of military action and refuses to end the conflict until the enriched uranium is removed
Iran rejects claims regarding highly enriched uranium stockpiles amid peace negotiations
May 22, 2026, 5:47:10 PM UTC(2 hours ago)
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IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON: WE WILL NOT REACH A CONCLUSION IF WE TRY TO DELVE INTO DETAILS RELATED TO HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM IN IRAN -IRNA