IT’S A “NO”
Khamenei Rejects US Uranium Enrichment Demands: JNS staff, JNS, June 4, 2025 — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday defiantly rejected U.S. demands to halt uranium enrichment, declaring that the Islamic Republic will not concede to “the rude and arrogant leaders of America.”
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Iran Builds Up Near Weapons-Grade Uranium Stockpile Despite Nuclear Talks: Laurence Norman, WSJ, May 31, 2025
This is the US Proposal to Resolve Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Dispute: Danny Zaken, Israel Hayom, June 3, 2025
The Folly of an ‘Interim’ Agreement with Iran: Elliot Abrams, National Review, June 2, 2025
Why a Nuclear Agreement with Iran Is Not Enough: Khaled Abu Toameh, JNS, June 3, 2025
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Israel: Secret IAEA Report Shows Iran Nuclear Program ‘Not Peaceful’: JNS staff, JNS, May 31, 2025 — “Iran is totally determined to complete its nuclear weapons program,” the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said on Saturday, referring to a recent International Atomic Energy Agency report that, for the first time in nearly 20 years, explicitly found Tehran guilty of violating its non-proliferation obligations.
Scoop: U.S. Nuclear Deal Offer Allows Iran to Enrich Uranium: Barak Ravid, Axios, June 2, 2025 –The nuclear deal proposal the U.S. gave Iran on Saturday would allow limited low-level uranium enrichment on Iranian soil for a to-be-determined period of time, Axios has learned, contradicting public statements from top officials.
Trump Should Allow Iran to Enrich Uranium: Tom Rogan, Unherd, June 3, 2025 — A deal restricting Iran’s production of enriched uranium to limited amounts of low-purity nuclear material would be uncomfortable but acceptable for American, Israeli, and Sunni Arab security interests.
Iranian Official Says US Nuclear Proposal Is ‘Incoherent and Disjointed,’ As Sources Warn Talks Momentum Is Collapsing: Kylie Atwood, Frederik Pleitgen and Jennifer Hansler, CNN, June 2, 2025 — A senior Iranian official told CNN the new nuclear deal proposal presented to Tehran in recent days is “incoherent and disjointed,” as sources familiar with the progress of the talks said the momentum behind negotiations to secure a new deal appears to be collapsing.
Face facts, Team Trump: Iran Doesn’t Want a Nuke Deal: PostEditorial Board, NY Post, June 2, 2025 — Iran’s rulers are proving they have no intention of denuclearizing the easy way, no matter how many carrots Team Trump dangles to get them on board.