WANA (May 13) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi has clarified that no specific details have been agreed upon regarding potential restrictions on the country’s uranium enrichment program. His comments came in response to remarks made by senior nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi following Sunday’s talks in Muscat.

 

In an interview, Takht-Ravanchi explained that Araghchi’s statement referred only to a general framework and not to any finalized figures or timelines related to enrichment levels or capacities.

 

“We have not yet entered discussions about the exact level or amount of enrichment,” Takht-Ravanchi said. “We’ve merely expressed a willingness, in principle, to consider temporary and limited restrictions on enrichment as a confidence-building measure.”

 

He emphasized that any such steps would be contingent on the lifting of international sanctions. “These are not unilateral moves,” he stated. “They are part of broader confidence-building efforts to show that our nuclear program is entirely peaceful. But in return, concrete steps must be taken by the other side to lift sanctions.”

 

Asked about speculation surrounding a possible 25-year limit on enrichment, Takht-Ravanchi dismissed the reports as unfounded. “None of these speculations — neither about the duration nor the percentage of enrichment — are accurate,” he said. “As previously stated, Mr. Araghchi was only outlining a conceptual framework, not binding details.”

 

The first round of these indirect negotiations between Iran and the U.S., mediated by Oman, was held on April 12 in Muscat, and the second round of talks took place in Rome on Saturday, April 19, again with Oman as the intermediary.

 

The third round of talks, which took place on Saturday, April 26, was also in Oman. Iran and the United States concluded their fourth round of indirect negotiations in Muscat on Sunday, May 11.