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Iran reasserts uranium enrichment rights as further US talks delayed

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a news conference [Murtaja Lateef/AFP]

Iran has defended its right to enrich uranium, doubling down on a long-held stance as the next round of nuclear negotiations with the United States in Oman were abruptly delayed.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi took to social media on Saturday to declare, “Iran has every right to possess the full nuclear fuel cycle,” referencing the country’s membership in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

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