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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Iran on brink of rejecting US proposal on nuclear programme

An Iranian flag flies over a nuclear power plant.
The US proposal for a new nuclear deal was presented to Iran on Saturday by Omani foreign minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

Iran is on the brink of rejecting US proposals on the future of its nuclear programme after the US draft insisted that Tehran would have to suspend the enrichment of uranium inside Iran and set out no clear route map for lifting US economic sanctions.

The US proposals were the first in written form since five rounds of indirect talks started, but Iranian diplomatic sources said the US proposals gave no ground on Iran’s demand to continue to enrich uranium inside the country.

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