US envoy to UN says Washington offered to sell Iran uranium for civilian programme
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- US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said Washington had offered to sell Iran uranium for a civilian nuclear program during previous negotiations.
- Waltz said the Trump administration was willing to allow Iran to maintain a civilian nuclear program if Tehran complied with international law and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said Washington offered to sell Iran uranium for a civilian nuclear program during previous negotiations aimed at ending the US-‘Israeli’ war on Iran.
“Heck, our negotiators even offered to sell them uranium,” Waltz said in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press.
Waltz said the proposed arrangement would have been similar to the agreement with the United Arab Emirates, which operates a civilian nuclear program under international monitoring.
He said the UAE has “a peaceful program, right there in their neighborhood and they abide by international law and inspection regimes.”
Waltz said the administration of President Donald Trump was prepared to allow Iran to maintain a civilian nuclear program, provided Tehran complied with its obligations under international law and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
The comments come amid continued disagreements between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear program, with negotiations also focused on the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions and the broader conflict.
