Iran offers to move uranium abroad but rejects dismantling nuclear sites: Report

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Iran is reportedly willing to transfer its enriched uranium to another country, although it refuses to dismantle its nuclear facilities. These developments could affect ongoing negotiations with the United States regarding Iran's nuclear program.

Iran offers to move uranium abroad but rejects dismantling nuclear sites: Report Iran has indicated it is willing to transfer its enriched uranium out of the country but has refused to dismantle its nuclear facilities, leaving key gaps with the United States, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal citing sources familiar with the response. The claims by the Wall Street Journal could not be independently verified. The report said Tehran would hand over nuclear material to a third country, provided it receives guarantees that the stockpile would be returned if talks collapse or if Washington withdraws from any agreement. Iran also signalled it could gradually reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic in parallel with a lifting of the US maritime blockade, with nuclear issues to be negotiated over a 30-day period. According to the report, Tehran is prepared to suspend uranium enrichment for a limited time, though for a shorter duration than the 20 years sought by Washington.