DUBAI: On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated that Iran plans to submit a counter-proposal for a nuclear agreement to the United States through Oman, following a US proposal that Tehran finds “unacceptable.”
Reuters previously reported that Tehran was preparing a negative response to the US offer made in late May. An Iranian diplomat expressed that the US proposal does not address concerns about uranium enrichment within Iran, the removal of Iran’s entire stockpile of highly enriched uranium to foreign locations, and the lifting of US sanctions.
“The US proposal is not acceptable to us. It didn’t emerge from previous negotiation rounds. We will send our own proposal to the other side via Oman once it’s finalized. Our proposal is reasonable, logical, and balanced,” said Baghaei.
Baghaei mentioned that there are currently no specifics on when a sixth round of nuclear discussions between Iran and the US would take place.
Last week, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed the US proposal as detrimental to the nation’s interests, vowing to continue uranium enrichment.
In 2018, during his first term, former President Donald Trump abandoned a 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and six major powers and reinstated sanctions that have severely impacted Iran’s economy. In response, Iran significantly increased its uranium enrichment beyond the parameters outlined in the original accord.
