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On October 20, Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei told visiting Pakistani army chief Asim Munir that Iran will not allow any enriched uranium to leave the country, calling such materials “national wealth.” This stance underscores Iran's firm position against transferring nuclear material abroad and highlights its demand for the U.S. to meet certain conditions before trust can be rebuilt in ongoing negotiations.

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On October 20, Mohsen Rezaei, Iran's security chief and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, rejected moving enriched uranium out of the country during a meeting with the visiting Pakistani army chief Asim Munir in Tehran. Rezaei emphasized that nuclear materials are "a major asset and national wealth for the Iranian people" intended for domestic use only. He further stated that Iran will not negotiate until the United States takes steps to build trust, starting by fulfilling Iran's conditions. Similarly, Iran’s chief negotiator and Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf noted that threats or military maneuvers cannot influence Iran's strategic decisions, reiterating Iran’s demand for a ceasefire across the Middle East as part of their conditions.

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“Not even a tiny bit of enriched nuclear material will leave Iran; such materials constitute a major asset and national wealth for the Iranian people, intended for use within the country,” said Rezaei, Iran’s secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.

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🔮 Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei on Oct 20 told the visiting Pakistani army chief Asim Munir that Tehran would not allow nuclear material to leave the country, according to state TV.

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Iran’s security chief rejects moving enriched uranium out of country · assertive framing

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Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei on Oct 20 told the visiting Pakistani army chief Asim Munir that Tehran would not allow nuclear material to leave the country, according to state TV. uncertain

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“There will be no negotiations until America takes steps to build trust – a process that must begin with the fulfilment of Iran’s conditions,” he added. asserted

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Iran’s chief negotiator and Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf made similar remarks to Munir, who is in Tehran as part of a renewed push to mediate a peace deal between the Islamic republic and the United States. asserted

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“We have nothing new to say; America cannot gain Iran’s trust unless it fulfils the seven conditions,” said Ghalibaf, noting that “threats and military manoeuvres cannot influence Iran’s strategic decisions”. asserted

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Iran has demanded, among other things, a ceasefire across the Middle East, the unfreezing of its assets abroad and the lifting of sanctions on its oil sector. asserted

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The Middle East war was sparked in late February by the United States and Israel when they launched a wave of surprise attacks on Iran, while Washington and Tehran were in the midst of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme. asserted

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The warring parties agreed a memorandum of understanding in June that was expected to create a framework for a permanent resolution to the conflict, but the deal did not last long. asserted

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Negotiations have effectively been at an impasse since then, and recent indirect talks between the US and Iran on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly failed to produce a breakthrough. asserted

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Tehran had previously maintained it would not hand over its nuclear materials – enriched to 60%, close to the atomic bomb threshold of 90% – to any country but had hinted at the possibility of diluting them within Iran’s borders. asserted

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Washington and its allies have imposed waves of sanctions on Iran, accusing it of seeking to build nuclear weapons, a charge Tehran has long denied. asserted

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