Iran agrees ‘in principle’ to give up uranium stockpile under proposed peace agreement

WASHINGTON, DC: In a major breakthrough in the ongoing peace talks between the US and Iran to secure a permanent deal after months of conflict, the Islamic Republic has reportedly agreed to give up its enriched uranium.

American negotiators believe that the Iranian Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has signed off on a broad template of a peace plan under which Iran would ‘in principle’ dispose of its highly enriched uranium.

However, the deal could take a few more days for finalization, after which the critical maritime transit, the Strait of Hormuz, will be reopened.

US believes Supreme Leader signed off ‘broader template’

“They will open up the strait in exchange for us lifting the blockade, and they will agree in principle to dispose of the highly enriched uranium, but then there’s a question about how precisely to do that,” a senior Trump administration official said.

“We feel quite confident that the supreme leader has signed off on the broad template.”

The proposed deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz without imposing new shipping tolls, while leaving several major issues unresolved for future negotiations.

Under the framework, sanctions relief would depend on Iran making progress toward removing its nuclear material and complying with an enforcement mechanism designed to prevent future uranium enrichment.

The Iranian side has “national pride considerations” for offloading the material, the US official said.

“A lot of this debate is not really what happens to the stockpiled material, but it’s how the Iranians can sell it to their own hardliners and to their own population in a way that gets us what we need as well,” the official said.

“No one disputes that the stockpiled enriched material will be disposed of. It’s a question about how. And then simultaneously, while we’re figuring out that question of how, we’re going to have this thing where the straits open, the blockade is lifted and we get the economy some breathing room.”

The official added: “Even if we get this language in a good place, it is going to take days for it to filter through their system and to get an approval.”

Trump says the US will  not rush into a deal

A day after saying that his negotiators were finalizing the agreement with Iran, Trump on Sunday, May 24, in a lengthy Truth Social post said that the US would wait to struck a better deal with Iran and it will not “rush into a deal.”

He also said that he will not let Iran have nuclear weapons.

“I have informed my representatives not to rush into a deal in that time is on our side. The Blockade will remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed,” he said.

“Both sides must take their time and get it right. There can be no mistakes!”

"They must understand, however, that they cannot develop or procure a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb."