BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 15. Iran is open to
talks on its uranium enrichment level, signaling a degree of
openness on a key issue in ongoing nuclear tensions, said the
country's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, Trend reports.
Speaking at a press conference in Tehran on April 15, Baghaei
stated that negotiations on uranium enrichment levels are possible.
He emphasized that Iran has consistently maintained its position of
continuing enrichment activities based on its own needs.
Baghaei also stressed that Iran does not seek permission from
any country to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. He noted
that, as a member of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons (NPT), the country has the right to pursue such
activities.
On February 28, the U.S. and Israel launched military operations
against Iran. Strikes were carried out against the country’s
largest cities, including Tehran. The White House justified the
attack by citing missile and nuclear threats emanating from the
Islamic Republic. As a result of the strikes on Iran, the country’s
Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and several other key
figures in the leadership were killed. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps announced a large-scale retaliatory operation against
Israel. Iran also targeted U.S. facilities in Bahrain, Jordan,
Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Syria with
ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.
The conflict has placed the region’s energy infrastructure and
maritime shipping under serious threat. Due to security tensions in
the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices have surged.
Through Pakistan’s mediation, a two-week ceasefire agreement was
reached between the sides on April 7. The U.S.–Iran talks held in
Islamabad on April 11 ended without reaching an agreement.
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