Iran Expected to Reject U.S. Nuclear Proposal: "Unrealistic and Excessive"

U.S.-Iran Talks Face Collapse Concerns
CNN: "Further Negotiations May Not Take Place"

There are predictions that Iran, which is currently engaged in nuclear negotiations with the United States, will reject the U.S. proposal. Some observers have also expressed concerns that the talks could collapse.

According to a report by CNN on June 2 (local time), there have been negative reactions within Iran to the U.S. proposal, as well as pessimistic outlooks suggesting that the momentum for negotiations could be lost. Citing a senior Iranian official, CNN reported that the proposal is "inconsistent, incoherent, unrealistic, and contains excessive demands."

On the same day, CNN, citing multiple sources familiar with the negotiations, stated, "It is unclear whether follow-up talks will take place after the fifth round of negotiations held in Rome on May 23," adding, "There is a possibility that no further negotiations will occur."

The United States and Iran remain at odds over whether to allow uranium enrichment activities within Iran and over the lifting of U.S. sanctions against Iran. Even during the five rounds of high-level nuclear talks held from April to May under the mediation of Oman, the two sides failed to achieve significant progress due to disagreements on three major issues: Iran's uranium enrichment activities, the scope and extent of nuclear inspections, and the lifting of sanctions against Iran.

The United States maintains that Iran must halt all uranium enrichment activities within its territory and send its current stockpile of highly enriched uranium abroad. However, Iran has rejected this demand, insisting on maintaining its nuclear technology for civilian purposes such as power generation.

Amidst these developments, major U.S. media outlets have reported that the United States has presented Iran with a more relaxed proposal that would allow limited civilian uranium enrichment. The latest U.S. proposal includes an offer for the United States to invest in Iran's civilian nuclear power program and to join a consortium that would supervise low-enriched uranium enrichment activities within Iran. The envisioned consortium would include Middle Eastern countries as well as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations' nuclear watchdog. Furthermore, on May 31, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt stated in a press release, "Steve Whitcomb, the U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East, has delivered an acceptable proposal to Iran," adding, "It would be in Iran's best interest to accept this proposal."

However, U.S. President Donald Trump denied these reports in a post on his social media platform Truth Social, stating, "In our future agreement, we will not allow any uranium enrichment (by Iran)."

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