"US to apply pressure", Netanyahu: Iran must give up enriched uranium to reach agreement

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that any new nuclear deal between the United States and Iran must include Tehran's complete abandonment of enriched uranium and a ban on any further enrichment activities.

In a speech in Jerusalem, Netanyahu stressed that all enriched material must be removed from Iran and that there should be no possibility of enrichment. He added that such an agreement should guarantee not only Israeli security, but also global security.
His comments come ahead of a second round of talks between US and Iranian officials expected to take place in Switzerland. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanshi said Tehran was ready to consider compromises to reach a deal if Washington agreed to discuss lifting sanctions.

However, Iran considers the zero enrichment requirement a red line and a violation of its rights under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Takht-Ravanshi told the BBC that Iran has offered to dilute its enriched uranium to 60% as a sign of compromise, but did not confirm whether it would accept sending more than 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium out of the country.

Meanwhile, Marco Rubio said during a press conference in Slovakia that additional US naval forces in the Middle East are intended to protect the region from any potential threat. He stressed that President Donald Trump prefers "diplomacy and a negotiated outcome" over military escalation.

Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, along with Jared Kushner, are expected to meet with Iranian negotiators, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who is traveling to Geneva.

The 2015 deal, from which the Trump administration withdrew, stipulated curbs on Iran's nuclear program and international inspections in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. Meanwhile, Israel has also demanded that any deal address Iran's ballistic missiles and end Tehran's support for armed groups in the region, including Hamas and Hezbollah.

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