Axius: Iran can host its nuclear consortium on its soil

According to Mehr News Agency, a senior Iranian official to Axius He said Iran is ready to raise a nuclear deal with the United States around the idea of ​​the regional consortium of uranium enrichment, provided that the consortium is based on Iranian soil.

Accordingly, the regional enrichment consortium plan is a key part of the proposed, “Steve Witcaf“The White House envoy presented to Iran on Saturday. The plan is an attempt to reconcile two contradictory stances: Trump's insistence on banning Iran's uranium enrichment and Tehran's persistence on the continuation of enrichment in its soil.

Senior Iranian official to Axius He said: If the consortium operates in the Iranian territory, it may be examined. But if it is outside the country's borders, it is doomed to failure.

This response shows that Iran may offer Witcaf Do not completely reject it, but rather to negotiate its details. Axius First reported the details of the offer Monday.

More details on the US proposal include:

– The US proposal has not specified the exact location of the consortium.

– In theory, this consortium can include the US, Iran and countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and even Türkiye.

-The task of supplying nuclear fuel will be to develop peaceful nuclear programs under the supervision of the International IAEA inspectors.

However, the plan may provide a way that the United States can claim that Iran is not allowed to enrich independently (because the enrichment process is gradually under the supervision of a broader group, not just the Iranian government), while Iran can claim that the red line has not been violated.

An agreement on conditions accepted by both parties; It will be a big challenge, let alone establishing such a consortium.

US proposed conditions for agreement with Iran include:

– Iran will not allow its internal enrichment capability to extend beyond civilian needs.

– Iran will temporarily reduce its enrichment to a 5 % level after signing. The duration of this period is determined in the negotiations.

– Iran's underground enrichment facilities will be deactivated for the agreed period.

– Enrichment activity in Iranian surface facilities will be temporarily limited to the level required for reactors fuel.