# Iran’s enriched uranium again becomes a sticking point in US talks

https://mins.news/en/item/109449

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-21 12:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/21/irans-enriched-uranium-re-emerges-as-point-of-contention-in-us-talks?traffic_source=rss

> Diplomatic efforts to end the US-Israel war on Iran face a major obstacle as Tehran’s nuclear programme returns to the centre of ceasefire negotiations. Iran says enrichment is a right under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, while Trump demands “zero uranium enrichment”; the sides also differ over uranium stockpiles and US conditions, including lifting its naval blockade of Iranian ports.

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