Summary
- Iran denied reports of a deal to send enriched uranium abroad and said the current draft of the talks includes no such provision.
- The report said the US and Iran are holding talks over the nuclear program, sanctions relief and the Strait of Hormuz.
- Markets are watching how progress in US-Iran nuclear talks and the possibility of sanctions relief could affect the global oil market and the Middle East situation.
Forecast Trend Report by Period
Iran denied reports that it had agreed to send enriched uranium overseas, highlighting continued differences over a key issue in nuclear negotiations.
Walter Bloomberg reported on May 11 that a source close to Iran's negotiating team said Western media coverage was inaccurate.
The current draft of the talks does not include any provision to ship or transfer enriched uranium abroad, the source said.
The source also denied reports that Iran had agreed to transfer its stockpile of enriched uranium.
The US and Iran have recently been engaged in talks over Tehran's nuclear program, sanctions relief and the Strait of Hormuz, according to the report.
A halt to uranium enrichment and the handling of highly enriched uranium remain central sticking points in the negotiations.
Markets are focused on 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.
JH Kim
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