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Iran foreign ministry insists on right to enrich uranium, says level negotiable

Women stand in front of portraits of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C), the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and the new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran this week. The Islamic Republic says it has a right to enrich uranium. (AFP)

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Updated 15 April 2026

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April 15, 2026 12:07

Iran foreign ministry insists on right to enrich uranium, says level negotiable

Ministry spokesman says right to peaceful use of nuclear energy could not be taken away under pressure

Updated 15 April 2026

AFP

April 15, 2026 12:07

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry said Wednesday that Tehran’s right to enrich uranium was “indisputable” although the level of enrichment is “negotiable.”
In a weekly press briefing, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the right to peaceful use of nuclear energy could not be “taken away under pressure or through war.”
“Regarding the level and type of enrichment, we have always stated that this issue is negotiable. We have emphasized that Iran should be able to continue enrichment in accordance with its needs,” he added.