Iran's Khamenei says Americans should avoid talking 'nonsense' in nuke talks

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday called U.S. demands that Tehran halt enriching uranium wholly "utter nonsense" and questioned whether aboriginal atomic talks could succeed. 

"For the Americans to say, ‘We won’t let Iran to enrich uranium,’ is utter nonsense," helium said successful a post connected X. "We aren’t waiting for anyone’s permission. 

"The Islamic Republic has definite policies, and it volition prosecute them," helium added, without expanding connected what these policies are. 

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Former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visits the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant conscionable extracurricular Bushehr, Iran, connected Jan. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidency Office, Mohammad Berno, File)

Iran successful caller years has been nether planetary unit to halt its atomic program, arsenic galore fearfulness Tehran is really successful pursuit of atomic weapons development. 

Iran has not stated it intends to physique a atomic weapon, but it has enriched uranium to near-weapons grade and bolstered its rocket programme successful what experts reason is an important measurement to guarantee Tehran could occurrence a atomic warhead.

While uranium tin beryllium enriched for civilian atomic powerfulness and nations crossed the globe trust connected atomic energy, including the U.S., which utilizes atomic vigor to proviso astir 20% of its vigor needs and is its largest root of cleanable energy, Iran’s reliance connected atomic vigor amounted to little than 1% successful 2022, according to the International Energy Agency. 

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The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has analyzed wherever Iran's atomic infrastructure is located arsenic Israel mulls a retaliatory attack. (Image provided by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) )

The White House did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s questions implicit whether it has successful information demanded that Tehran halt each uranium enrichment. 

However, Khamenei suggested the Trump administration’s propulsion to negociate connected Iran’s atomic programme could beryllium short-lived. 

"Indirect negotiations took spot during Martyr Raisi's word akin to what’s happening now. Needless to say, determination was nary result," helium added successful notation to dialog attempts nether the Biden administration. "We don’t deliberation these negotiations volition output results present either. We don’t cognize what volition happen."

Reports suggested that the fifth circular of atomic talks could instrumentality spot this play successful Rome, but Khamenei, arsenic good arsenic his Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, said Iran had not yet agreed to the talks pursuing the U.S.’ latest demands.  

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the assemblage during a gathering with officials, the Islamic countries' ambassador to Iran and a radical of radical successful Tehran, Iran, connected Monday, March 31, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

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"A day has been suggested, but we person not yet accepted it," Araqchi told reporters Tuesday, according to a Reuters report. "We are witnessing positions connected the U.S. broadside that bash not spell on with immoderate logic and are creating problems for the negotiations. 

"That's wherefore we person not determined the adjacent circular of talks, we are reviewing the substance and anticipation logic volition prevail," Araqchi added.