Iran on Monday categorically rejected suspending its uranium enrichment to reach a nuclear deal with the United States. The suspension of the enrichment programme has been a key demand from Washington in successive rounds of talks with Tehran.
The negotiations, which started in April, are the highest-level contact between the two countries since the United States withdrew from the 2015 nuclear accord concluded under the presidency of Barack Obama.
Trump described the latest round of discussions in Rome as “very, very good,” while Iran’s foreign minister described the talks as “complicated.”
Western countries and Israel suspect Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a charge Tehran strongly denies.
U.S. envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff, who is leading the talks for Washington, said that the United States “could not authorise even one percent” enrichment by Iran.
