Iran Denies Agreement to Send Enriched Uranium Abroad
Summary
- Iran denied reports of an agreement to send enriched uranium abroad and said the current draft deal does not include such a provision.
- A halt to uranium enrichment and the handling of highly enriched uranium remain key issues in the talks.
- Markets are watching whether progress in US-Iran nuclear talks and the possibility of sanctions relief will affect the global oil market and the broader situation in the Middle East.
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Iran denied reports that it had agreed to send enriched uranium abroad, highlighting continued differences over a key issue in the nuclear talks.
A source close to Iran's negotiating team told Walter Bloomberg on May 11 that Western media reports were inaccurate.
The source said the current draft agreement does not include any provision to export or transfer enriched uranium abroad.
The source also denied reports that Iran had agreed to transfer its stockpile of enriched uranium.
The US and Iran have recently been holding talks over Tehran's nuclear program, sanctions relief and the Strait of Hormuz.
A halt to uranium enrichment and the handling of highly enriched uranium remain core sticking points in the negotiations.
Markets are watching whether progress in US-Iran nuclear talks and the possibility of sanctions relief will affect global oil markets and the broader situation in the Middle East.
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