# Iran vows to retain uranium as war risks rise and meetings intensify

https://mins.news/en/item/110017

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-21 18:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/21/iran-determined-to-keep-uranium-amid-increased-war-odds-flurry-of-meetings?traffic_source=rss

> Diplomatic activity has increased across the Middle East amid hopes of ending the US-Israel war on Iran. Tehran says the war will not end and the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen unless Washington accepts its conditions. Security official Mohsen Rezaei said no enriched uranium would leave Iran, while leaving open the possibility of supervised downblending inside the country.

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