Pezeshkian reveals ‘unacceptable’ U.S. proposal to Iran

Tehran - BORNA - Pezeshkian on Saturday described Washington’s demand for Iran to give up all uranium enrichment in return for a three-month suspension of sanctions as “unacceptable” and said Iran had rejected it.

AFP reported that before leaving New York, Pezeshkian told reporters: “The United States wants us to hand over all of our uranium enrichment to them, and in return they would give us three months [of sanctions relief]. This is by no means acceptable.”

Pezeshkian had traveled to New York to attend the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly.

On Friday, the UN Security Council voted on a resolution submitted by China and Russia calling for the activation of the snapback mechanism to be delayed. The resolution failed to pass with nine votes against, four in favor, and two abstentions.

The snapback mechanism is set to take effect on September 28, reimposing all UN sanctions.

Indirect talks between Iran and the United States, mediated by Oman, were suspended in June after the Zionist regime violated Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The U.S., which had been insisting on a “zero enrichment” position during these talks, directly participated in the aggression on June 21 by targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Iran has emphasized that it has never turned away from diplomacy, but has made any new negotiations with the U.S. on its nuclear program conditional on guarantees that such aggressive attacks will not be repeated.

Earlier in New York, the Iranian president also criticized the U.S. government’s conduct in nuclear negotiations, particularly during the presidency of Donald Trump, saying: “The Trump administration did not show the necessary honesty in the nuclear negotiations, including the consultations before the Israeli attack.”

He added: “The wall of distrust between us and the Americans is very high. We reached understandings several times, but they were never taken seriously by the American side.”

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