Tehran has warned it can enrich its uranium to a weapons-grade level if Iran is attacked again, while Kuwait accused Iran of sending an armed paramilitary Revolutionary Guard team to launch a failed attack earlier this month on an island in the Middle East nation home to a China-funded port project. The nuclear issue has been a key point of contention in talks between the US and Iran to end the conflict that began in late February.
Tehran has warned it can enrich its uranium to a weapons-grade level if Iran is attacked again. Iran ian parliamentary spokesman Ebrahim Rezaei said on Tuesday in a post that one of Iran 's options in the event of another attack could be 90 percent enrichment.
We will review it in the parliament. Last June, Donald Trump said Iran's nuclear facilities were 'obliterated' by US and Israeli strikes during a 12-day war, severely limiting Iran's capacity to enrich uranium. The fate of around 400kgs of uranium enriched to 60%, a short technical step from roughly 90% weapons-grade material, remains unclear. US intelligence assessments suggest Tehran's nuclear programme will not be significantly impeded unless that highly enriched uranium (HEU) stockpile is removed or destroyed.
The nuclear issue has been a key point of contention in talks between the US and Iran to end the conflict that began in late February. Tehran wants nuclear topics discussed at a later stage, while Washington insists Iran should move its highly enriched uranium stockpile abroad and renounce domestic enrichment.
On Monday, US president Donald Trump said an ongoing ceasefire between America and Iran was on 'life support' after dismissing an Iranian proposal, underscoring how fragile diplomatic efforts to end the conflict remain. Kuwait accused Iran of sending an armed paramilitary Revolutionary Guard team to launch a failed attack earlier this month on an island in the Middle East nation home to a China-funded port project.
The accusation by Kuwait of an Iranian link to the incident came just before Trump travels to Beijing for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Iran didn't immediately acknowledge the allegation by Kuwait, which came under repeated attack by Iran in the war and even during the shaky ceasefire still holding in the region.
However, the allegation and ongoing attacks throughout the region have threatened to tip the region back into open warfare. The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee revealed that Israel sent Iron Dome air defence batteries and personnel to operate them in the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran. The UAE has since reported multiple missile and drone attacks from Iran, despite a ceasefire that came into effect last month.
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates is a top US ally in the region and among the Arab nations with official ties to Israel after signing the Abraham Accords during US President Donald Trump's first term in 2020
Iran Nuclear Enrichment Weapons-Grade Attack US Israeli Strikes Conflict Nuclear Facilities Highly Enriched Uranium Abraham Accords Iron Dome United Arab Emirates China-Funded Port Project Kuwait Revolutionary Guard Paramilitary Attack Ceasefire Warfare Diplomatic Efforts China Xi Jinping Beijing Trump US President Israel Mike Huckabee Tel Aviv University UAE Arab Nations Official Ties Abraham Accords US President Donald Trump's First Term China-Funded Port Project Kuwait Revolutionary Guard Paramilitary Attack Ceasefire Warfare Diplomatic Efforts China Xi Jinping Beijing Trump US President Israel Mike Huckabee Tel Aviv University UAE Arab Nations Official Ties Abraham Accords US President Donald Trump's First Term
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
US President Trump Rejects Iran's Response to Latest US Proposal, Warns against 'Total Unacceptability'US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran's response to the latest US proposal for ending the war between the two nations, describing it as 'totally unacceptable.' The response was sent through Pakistani mediators, focusing on ending the war imposed by the US and Israel and ensuring shipping security.
Read more »
Netanyahu warns war against Iran is 'not over' while nuclear material remainsIsrael's prime minister says the conflict with Iran is ongoing until Tehran's enriched uranium stockpile is entirely removed.
Read more »
Iran latest: US, Iran blame each other for negotiations deadlock'Totally unacceptable' were the words President Donald Trump used to describe Iran’s response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the ongoing conflict between the two nations. The president’s rejection came shortly after the reply was delivered by Pakistani mediators.
Read more »
Iran warns of weapons grade uranium enrichment in case of renewed US-Israeli attack'We will review it in parliament,' said a spokesperson for the Iranian parliament's Foreign Policy and National Security Committee.
Read more »