Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian disclosed Saturday that America sought Iran's complete enriched uranium stockpile for temporary sanctions relief. Washington offered only three months of reduced United Nations penalties in exchange for the nuclear material. Pezeshkian rejected the terms as completely unacceptable to Tehran.
The disclosure came as UN sanctions automatically returned against Iran after a diplomatic deadline passed. European nations Britain, France and Germany triggered the penalty restoration over Iran's nuclear program violations. Pezeshkian's diplomatic efforts in New York failed to prevent the economic measures.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had already rejected direct nuclear talks with America before Pezeshkian's trip. The Iranian president returned home without agreements as his country faces renewed international pressure. Banking and arms trade restrictions will resume under the restored sanctions framework.
The disclosure came as UN sanctions automatically returned against Iran after a diplomatic deadline passed. European nations Britain, France and Germany triggered the penalty restoration over Iran's nuclear program violations. Pezeshkian's diplomatic efforts in New York failed to prevent the economic measures.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had already rejected direct nuclear talks with America before Pezeshkian's trip. The Iranian president returned home without agreements as his country faces renewed international pressure. Banking and arms trade restrictions will resume under the restored sanctions framework.
