"In the latest round of talks through an Omani intermediary, Iran now says it is willing to suspend enrichment for the next three years-that is, for as long as Trump is president. After then, it would limit enrichment to purity levels of 1.5 percent and allow international inspectors to verify the pledge."
"The NPT allows signatories to enrich uranium for "peaceful" purposes, such as electricity or medical research. In fact, Article IV of the treaty enshrines enrichment as an "inalienable right." The nuclear deal that Iran signed with the United States and five other countries in 2014 limited this enrichment to purity levels of 3.5 percent."
"Actually, they have spoken those words, many times, though of course it's another matter whether we should trust them. Iran is also a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which makes the same pledge."
Iran's nuclear negotiating position centers on uranium enrichment rights guaranteed under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Iran claims it will never develop nuclear weapons and has repeatedly stated this commitment. The primary disagreement involves uranium enrichment; Iran refuses to pledge never to enrich uranium but now offers a three-year suspension during Trump's presidency, followed by limitation to 1.5 percent purity with international inspection. The NPT explicitly recognizes enrichment for peaceful purposes as an inalienable right. The 2014 nuclear deal limited enrichment to 3.5 percent, which Iran honored until Trump withdrew from the agreement in 2018. Weapons-grade uranium requires 90 percent enrichment.
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