Iran’s Supreme Leader Rejects Trump Administration Demand to End Uranium Enrichment

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected a key demand of the Trump administration’s proposed nuclear deal, saying Iran must be allowed to continue enriching uranium for peaceful purposes. Over the weekend, the Trump administration proposed a deal that would have allowed Iran to continue enriching uranium, but only temporarily — something Khamenei called unacceptable.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: “If we have 100 nuclear power plants but no enrichment, it won’t help us, because nuclear power plants require fuel. If we can’t produce this nuclear fuel within the country, we’ll have to turn to America. They may set 10 conditions for supplying nuclear fuel.”