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Iran will make no nuclear concessions, Iranian official says · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: Senior Iranian officials have declared that Tehran will offer zero
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  Speaker 1: flexibility regarding its nuclear program, establishing a firm boundary in
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  Speaker 1: ongoing regional negotiations even if the United States agrees to
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  Speaker 1: a framework that lifts its naval blockade and reopens the
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  Speaker 1: Strait of Hormuz. Speaking on condition of anonymity following high-level
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic exchanges on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
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  Speaker 1: A high-ranking representative emphasized that the strategic maritime passage will
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  Speaker 1: remain restricted until Washington fully satisfies every demand outlined by
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  Speaker 1: Iranian leadership. The rigid stance confirms that while Tehran remains
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  Speaker 1: interested in securing immediate economic relief and halting regional hostilities,
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  Speaker 1: it considers its domestic nuclear infrastructure non-negotiable. ruling out core
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  Speaker 1: American demands concerning uranium enrichment limits and the transfer of
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  Speaker 1: stockpiled nuclear material abroad. The uncompromising posture complicates a complex,
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  Speaker 1: multi-stage peace proposal mediated through regional channels in Qatar. Under
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  Speaker 1: the framework submitted by Iranian diplomats, Tehran offered to restore
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  Speaker 1: open commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital
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  Speaker 1: bottleneck for global energy markets, in exchange for a rapid
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  Speaker 1: seven-day cessation of military operations across all regional theaters. The
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  Speaker 1: Iranian proposal additionally required Washington to dismantle its naval blockade
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  Speaker 1: of southern ports, release billions in frozen state financial assets,
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  Speaker 1: and grant comprehensive waivers on oil export restrictions. However, the
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  Speaker 1: latest declarations from Iranian negotiators clarify that accepting these terms
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  Speaker 1: will not induce Tehran to compromise on sovereign scientific development,
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  Speaker 1: directly challenging Western security assumptions that economic leverage could force
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  Speaker 1: structural rollbacks in Iran's nuclear capabilities. The explicit refusal to
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  Speaker 1: negotiate over core nuclear activities highlights the profound strategic rift
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  Speaker 1: preventing a durable resolution to the regional crisis. While American
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  Speaker 1: policymakers view the reopening of international shipping lanes as a
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  Speaker 1: baseline prerequisite for broader security arrangements, Iranian leadership views control
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  Speaker 1: over the waterway as an essential counterweight against Western economic
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  Speaker 1: sanctions and military encirclement. By insisting that nuclear rights remain
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  Speaker 1: entirely separate from maritime security talks, Tehran signals to global
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  Speaker 1: powers that any temporary truce will leave its domestic fuel
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  Speaker 1: cycle and scientific operations fully intact. As commercial shipping remains
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  Speaker 1: redirected and international energy markets experience ongoing volatility, the diplomatic
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  Speaker 1: deadlock underscores a high-stakes standoff where neither side appears willing
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  Speaker 1: to retreat from its core strategic objectives.