The Trump administration has pitched Iran on a revised nuclear deal that would allow Tehran to continue enriching uranium after it is signed.
The Trump administration has pitched Iran on a revised nuclear deal that would allow Tehran to continue enriching uranium after it is signed — contradicting public statements by top US officials.
The proposal outline, first reported Monday by Axios, was submitted Saturday by White House special Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
If agreed, the outline would allow Iran to continue enriching uranium domestically, but only for civilian use. Tehran will also have to temporarily reduce its enrichment concentration to 3% — well below weapons-grade levels of 90%.
The period of low-level enrichment would have to be agreed on by both Washington and Tehran.
The proposal also requires Iran to render its underground enrichment facilities “non-operational” for a mutually agreed period of time while limiting aboveground activity to producing nuclear reactor fuel under international guidelines.
