Iran will soon deliver a counter-proposal for a nuclear deal to the United States via Oman, announced Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei on Monday. This move comes in response to a US offer that Tehran has deemed “unacceptable.”
Reuters had previously reported that Tehran was preparing a negative response to the US proposal, which was presented in late May. An Iranian diplomat indicated that the US offer failed to resolve key differences concerning uranium enrichment on Iranian soil, the shipment abroad of Iran’s entire stockpile of highly enriched uranium, and concrete steps to lift US sanctions.
“The US proposal is not acceptable to us. It was not the result of previous rounds of negotiations. We will present our own proposal to the other side via Oman after it is finalized. This proposal is reasonable, logical, and balanced,” Baghaei stated.
Baghaei added that there were no immediate details available regarding the date for a sixth round of nuclear talks between Iran and the US.
Last week, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed the US proposal as being against the country’s interests, vowing to continue uranium enrichment.
During his first term in 2018, US President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear pact between Iran and six world powers and reimposed sanctions that have severely crippled Iran’s economy. In response, Iran escalated its uranium enrichment activities far beyond the limits set by that agreement.
