WANA (Jun 05) – An informed source close to the Iranian negotiating team on Friday rejected a report by the Saudi-owned media outlet Al Arabiya claiming that Tehran had agreed to transfer a portion of its enriched uranium stockpiles to a third country, calling the report completely false.

 

The denial follows a report by Al Arabiya network asserting that Iran had officially consented to relocate a part of its uranium inventory to a mutually agreed-upon third nation.

 

Nuclear Agenda Deferred to Later Stages

The source clarified that nuclear-related matters are not currently on the table in the present phase of negotiations and have been deferred to later stages of the talks.

 

“The issue of transferring uranium stockpiles is not on the current negotiating agenda,” the source stated. “First, the American side must take concrete and definitive actions, and we must reach clear and final agreements on certain fundamental issues.”

 

The source firmly reiterated that the published report regarding Iran’s consent to ship out a portion of its uranium stockpiles is entirely incorrect.

 

Context of Stalled De-escalation Talks

The diplomatic track between Iran and the United States—which aims to establish a cessation of hostilities agreement and initiate a subsequent 60-day negotiation period—had previously ground to a halt.

 

The suspension of the talks followed American strikes on several commercial vessels in southern Iran, alongside the Israeli military’s invasion of southern Lebanon.