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Iran on Saturday reaffirmed its right to enrich uranium, insisting that
\nits nuclear program fully complies with international law.<\/p>\n
At a press conference, Esmaeil Baqaei, the Foreign Ministry\u2019s spokesperson,
\ncited the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as the foundation of Iran\u2019s
\nposition, noting that the treaty aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons
\nwhile ensuring member states can pursue peaceful nuclear energy.<\/p>\n
Baqaei added that Iran, an NPT member since 1970, has consistently
\nfulfilled its treaty obligations, arguing that selective interpretations by
\nsome nuclear-armed states have created undue suspicion toward other nations\u2019
\ncivilian nuclear programs.<\/p>\n
Recalling Iran\u2019s 1974 initiative to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone
\nin West Asia, he described the country\u2019s nuclear activities as transparent,
\nunder continuous oversight by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
\nthrough safeguards agreements.<\/p>\n
On technical cooperation, Baqaei explained that inspections at undamaged
\nfacilities continue as usual. However, sites damaged by Israeli and US attacks
\nduring the 12-day war with Israel last June cannot follow standard procedures
\ndue to the absence of a clear mechanism and ongoing safety and security
\nconcerns.<\/p>\n
The remarks come as Iran prepares for a second<\/a> nuclear meeting with the Meanwhile, Reuters reported that the US military is preparing for the \u201cEither we will make a deal<\/a> or we will have to do something very tough,\u201d
\nUS in Geneva, building on February 6 indirect talks in Muscat, which both sides
\ndescribed as a constructive start despite remaining differences. Tehran
\nmaintains that negotiations should focus solely on the nuclear program and
\nrejects restrictions on its missile capabilities, while the Trump
\nadministration is pressing for broader concessions, including halting
\nenrichment and ending support for regional allies such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah,
\nYemen’s Houthis (Ansarallah), and armed groups in Iraq.<\/p>\n
\npossibility of sustained operations against Iran that could last weeks if Trump
\norders a strike. The US President previously confirmed that the USS Gerald R.
\nFord strike group will join the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East,
\nreinforcing American presence following his February 11 White House meeting
\nwith Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nTrump told Axios.<\/p>\n