Senior Iranian Official: "No Intention to Transfer Enriched Uranium Abroad"

Interview with Ebrahim Azizi, Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security Committee

As forecasts emerge that the United States and Iran are nearing the end of their war-ending negotiations, a senior Iranian official has stated that Iran has no intention of transferring its enriched uranium abroad, which remains a core issue.

According to U.S. broadcaster CNN on the 29th (local time), Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the National Security Committee of the Iranian parliament, said in an interview with Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency, "Iran has no intention of transferring its enriched uranium to a third country."

Currently, the United States and Iran are reported to have reached a provisional agreement on a memorandum of understanding (MOU), the main points of which are a 60-day ceasefire extension and the start of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. The draft MOU reportedly includes provisions for both countries to observe a 60-day grace period, normalize transit through the Strait of Hormuz, and then begin full-scale nuclear negotiations.

U.S. President Donald Trump held a more than two-hour meeting on the 29th in the White House Situation Room regarding the end-of-war negotiations, but has not yet announced his final decision.

The issue of handling highly enriched uranium (HEU) is a key agenda item in the negotiations. The two countries remain at odds over how to handle approximately 450 kilograms of HEU at 60% purity currently held by Iran.

In a social media post announcing the Situation Room meeting, President Trump cited U.S.-led extraction and destruction of HEU inside Iran as one of his demands. On the 25th, he also indicated a willingness to consider the possibility of processing Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium either within Iran or in a third country.

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