Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi of Iran reaffirmed the country's right to a full nuclear fuel cycle as allowed by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The delay of upcoming US-Iran negotiations in Oman comes amid tensions surrounding uranium enrichment, a point of contention with the US. Araghchi criticized maximum pressure strategies adopted by the US, particularly Secretary of State Marco Rubio's claims linking uranium enrichment strictly to nuclear weapons capabilities, countering this with examples of countries that enrich without nuclear arsenals. He emphasized that Iran's nuclear program is civilian, aiming to dispel misconceptions in the ongoing diplomatic discussions.
"There are several NPT members which enrich uranium while wholly rejecting nuclear weapons, underlining Iran's argument that its nuclear activities are civilian in nature."
"Maximalist positioning and incendiary rhetoric achieve nothing except eroding the chances of success... the only countries in the world that enrich uranium are the ones that have nuclear weapons."
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