The United States and Iran remain sharply divided over the future of Tehran’s nuclear programme, with Washington demanding a significant reduction in Uranium enrichment and Tehran insisting that recognition of its right to enrich is a non-negotiable condition for any agreement.

A senior Iranian official told Reuters that comments by US Vice President JD Vance represented Washington’s “ideas and requests”, not the outcome of negotiations. The official also said no nuclear talks are currently taking place between the two sides, reported Saudi Arabian state-owned Al Arabiya News.

Iran rejects Vance’s nuclear demands

The Iranian official told Reuters that US proposals on Tehran’s nuclear programme remain fundamentally at odds with Iran’s position.

According to the official, Vance’s recent comments about Iran reducing its enrichment capacity reflect Washington’s demands rather than any agreement reached through negotiations.

“There have been no negotiations between Iran and the US about Tehran’s nuclear program,” the official said, according to Reuters.

The official added that Washington would first have to meet Tehran’s conditions before the nuclear issue could be discussed.

The comments came a day after Vance told Reuters that Iran would have to make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy the US and pave the way for an agreement to end the seven-month war.