00:20A major obstacle to reviving U.S.-Iran peace talks has just become clearer.
00:26Iran is refusing to transfer even a tiny amount of its enriched uranium outside the country,
00:34while demanding that Washington remove its threats and sanctions before negotiations
00:40can move forward.
00:41And now, Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir is in Tehran, attempting to help bridge the
00:48divide.
00:49Iran's Security Chief Mohsin Vezaei delivered the message during his meeting with Munir
00:55on Tuesday.
00:56Quote, not even a tiny bit of enriched nuclear material will leave Iran, Rezaei said, according
01:04to Iranian state television.
01:07He described the country's nuclear material as a major national asset, insisting that it
01:13was intended for use within Iran.
01:15This is a significant position because the future of Iran's enriched uranium remains one
01:22of the biggest obstacles in negotiations with the United States.
01:27But the nuclear dispute is only one part of the standoff.
01:31Iranian President Masoud Pazeshkin also rejected negotiations conducted under American threats,
01:39telling Munir that Washington must first change its approach.
01:44Quote, the Americans must first remove the threats and sanctions.
01:49Only then can we engage in dialogue, Pazeshkin said.
01:53He added that Iranians did not trust Washington and feared the United States could launch fresh
02:00attacks even if negotiations resumed.
02:04That lack of trust is now central to Tehran's position.
02:07Iran is not simply demanding a return to the negotiating table.
02:12It wants assurances that diplomacy will not be accompanied by further military pressure.
02:19And Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has added another condition.
02:25Ghalibaf said Washington would have to fulfill seven conditions before it could regain Tehran's
02:32trust.
02:33He also warned that threats and military maneuvers would not influence Iran's strategic decisions.
02:40So what exactly does Tehran want?
02:44Iran's demands include an end to hostilities across the region, the lifting of sanctions on
02:51its oil sector, the release of frozen Iranian assets held abroad, and an end to the U.S.
02:58blockade of Iranian ports.
03:00Tehran has also linked progress towards reopening the strategically important Strait of Hormuz to
03:07its conditions.
03:08That raises the stakes well beyond the nuclear issue.
03:12The Strait of Hormuz is a vital route for global energy supplies, meaning any prolonged disruption
03:19could affect oil markets and countries dependent on imported energy.
03:25But Washington has its own demands.
03:28U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has said Iran must significantly reduce its uranium enrichment
03:35capacity to meet American expectations and help bring the conflict to an end.
03:41And that brings the two sides to a fundamental disagreement.
03:45Iran refuses to surrender its enriched uranium, while the United States wants significant restrictions
03:53on Tehran's nuclear activities.
03:56Iran has enriched uranium to 60 percent, according to the report.
04:02That is well above the levels typically associated with civilian nuclear power, although it remains
04:09below the roughly 90 percent enrichment generally associated with weapons-grade uranium.
04:15The United States, Israel, and other Western countries have accused Iran of seeking nuclear weapons.
04:23Tehran denies the allegation and insists that its nuclear program is peaceful.
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