Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that Tehran will not accept any demand to halt uranium enrichment, calling such pressure an unacceptable form of foreign domination.
“Being told we cannot have enrichment because of others’ concerns is fundamentally rejecting our sovereignty,” Araghchi said during remarks at the mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini. “No one in Iran will accept being denied this right—it would be submission to foreign dominance.”
He emphasized that uranium enrichment has always been a core national right and a consistent principle for Iran in past and ongoing nuclear talks. “Enrichment is a necessity for the country, and it has always been central to our position,” he said.
Addressing concerns over nuclear weapons, Araghchi reaffirmed Iran’s opposition to them. “If the issue is nuclear weapons, we reject them ourselves. We have been and remain a flag-bearer in opposing nuclear arms,” he said.
Araghchi said international law supports Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear technology, and that this right must not be denied under the pretext of others’ political concerns.
