Iran has denied assertions by Donald Trump that it has agreed to hand over its enriched uranium stockpile.
Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for Iran’s National Security Committee, said Tehran has made no such commitment and will not allow enriched uranium to be sent to the country.
Speaking to Al Jazeera’s Mubasher, he stressed that Iran “categorically rejects” any proposal to eliminate enrichment or halt its peaceful nuclear programme, describing such demands as a strategic red line.
Trump has repeatedly claimed that Iran would relinquish its stockpile, writing on Friday that “the USA will get all Nuclear ‘Dust’”.
Esmaeil Baghaei also dismissed those claims.
In remarks to Tasnim News Agency, he said, “Enriched uranium is as sacred to us as Iranian soil and will not be transferred anywhere under any circumstances.”