"Iran is refusing to export its 300kg stockpile of highly enriched uranium , but is willing to dilute the purity of the stockpile held in Iran under the supervision of the UN nuclear inspectorate the IAEA, Iranian sources have said. The proposal will be at the heart of the offer Iran is due to make to the US in the next few days, as US president Donald Trump weighs whether to use his vast naval build up in the Middle East to attack Iran."
"Iran currently has a stockpile of uranium enriched to 60%, close to weapons grade, but is willing to down-blend the purity to 20% or below. Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is also claiming that there has been no US demand in the talks for Iran to even abandon the right to enrich inside Iran. The focus is instead on the purity of the enrichment and the number of centrifuges to be permitted."
"There had been discussion of the stockpile being sent to Russia, and for Iran's domestic enrichment programme to be linked in with an overseas consortium, but Iranian sources are insisting the concept of a consortium has not been raised. Iranian media close to the government quoted an Iranian diplomat saying: We emphasised this position during the negotiations that nuclear materials will not leave the country."
Iran refuses to export its 300kg stockpile of highly enriched uranium but offers to down-blend the material held in country under IAEA supervision from about 60% enrichment to 20% or below. Tehran maintains the right to continue domestic enrichment and denies any U.S. demand for permanent suspension. Negotiations are focusing on allowable enrichment purity and the number of centrifuges. Proposals such as sending the stockpile to Russia or creating an overseas consortium have been reported, but Iran says nuclear materials will not leave the country. The level of IAEA access will be crucial and the offer may influence U.S. decisions on military action.
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