BREAKING: Iran Rules Out Halting Uranium Enrichment, Warns U.S. Against Attacking Nuclear Facilities
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization chief, Mohammad Eslami, has declared that Tehran will not suspend its uranium enrichment programme or surrender its enriched uranium stockpiles to foreign powers under any circumstances.
Eslami described maintaining uranium enrichment capabilities as a core national responsibility, rejecting U.S. threats to target Iranian nuclear facilities as nothing new.
He warned that any attack on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure would trigger a response capable of inflicting significant damage on the United States.
Eslami also defended Iran’s right to pursue its nuclear programme and ruled out transferring its enrichment activities to another country.
Iran maintains that its nuclear programme is intended for peaceful purposes, while the United States and other countries have raised concerns about the potential for Tehran to develop nuclear weapons.
The dispute raises two major questions: Should Iran be allowed to continue uranium enrichment under international nuclear safeguards and its obligations under international law? And would allowing Iran to acquire nuclear weapons make the Middle East more secure or increase the risk of a wider regional conflict?