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Iran refuses to give up nuclear rights amid US pressure

Updated on: 22 February,2026 08:43 AM IST  |  Tehran
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Trump warned on Friday that he believes 10 to 15 days is “enough time” for Iran to reach a deal following recent rounds of indirect negotiations, including this week in Geneva, that made little visible progress

Iran refuses to give up nuclear rights amid US pressure

Iran’s atomic energy chief Mohammad Eslami said that the basis of the nuclear industry is enrichment. PIC/GETTY IMAGES

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Iran’s atomic energy chief Mohammad Eslami said no country can deprive the Islamic republic of its right to nuclear enrichment, after US President Donald Trump again hinted at military action following talks in Geneva. “The basis of the nuclear industry is enrichment. Whatever you want to do in the nuclear process, you need nuclear fuel,” said Eslami. 

“Iran’s nuclear programme is proceeding according to the rules of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and no country can deprive Iran of the right to peacefully benefit from this technology.” The comments follow the second round of Oman-mediated talks between Tehran and Washington in Geneva on Tuesday.


The United States briefly joined the war alongside Israel, striking Iranian nuclear facilities. Trump warned on Friday that he believes 10 to 15 days is “enough time” for Iran to reach a deal following recent rounds of indirect negotiations, including this week in Geneva, that made little visible progress. But the talks have been deadlocked for years after Trump’s decision in 2018 to unilaterally withdraw the US from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.



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