Oman Foreign Minister: Iran Has Agreed to "Never Again Have Nuclear Materials Capable of Making Nuclear Weapons"
On February 27, Xinhua News Agency reported from Washington that Oman's Foreign Minister Badr said in an interview with CBS News that Iran has agreed to "never again possess nuclear materials that can be used to make nuclear weapons."
Badr stated that Iran's existing enriched uranium will be "reduced in purity as much as possible" and "converted into fuel, and this conversion is irreversible." Iran is also willing to allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors "full access" to its nuclear facilities to verify the terms of the agreement. He expressed that he is "quite confident" that if a "fair and sustainable" agreement is reached, U.S. inspectors will also be allowed to enter Iran's nuclear facilities at some stage.
When asked if he believed enough progress had been made to avoid a U.S. strike on Iran, Badr replied, "I hope so."
Badr said he believes both the U.S. and Iran "are very serious about reaching an agreement." He hinted that an agreement could be reached soon, although both sides may need three months to implement the terms of the agreement.
On the 27th, Badr held talks with U.S. Vice President Vance in Washington. After the meeting, Badr posted on social media that he shared details of the ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Iran and the progress made so far with Vance, and he looks forward to further progress in the coming days.
On the 27th, U.S. President Trump told reporters at an event in Texas that he hopes Iran will completely stop its uranium enrichment activities, stating that Iran "has so much oil that there is no need to enrich uranium at all."
The third round of indirect negotiations between the U.S. and Iran took place on the 26th in Geneva, Switzerland, mediated by Oman. On that day, Badr said on social media that the U.S.-Iran negotiations have made "significant progress," and "technical discussions" will be held next week in Vienna, the capital of Austria.
Omani Foreign Minister Badr announced that Iran has agreed to permanently forgo nuclear materials capable of producing nuclear weapons during an interview in Washington on February 27, 2023. Iran will reduce the purity of its enriched uranium and convert it into irreversible fuel, allowing full access to IAEA inspectors. Diplomatic negotiations are ongoing, with significant progress reported, and further technical discussions scheduled in Vienna.
- Iran has agreed to never possess nuclear materials for weapons.
- Existing enriched uranium will be reduced in purity and converted to fuel.
- Iran will allow full access to IAEA inspectors to verify compliance.
- Negotiations are ongoing, with significant progress reported.
- A meeting took place between Omani Foreign Minister and U.S. Vice President.