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Iran rules out restriction on enrichment programme, nuclear chief says

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 369 words · By Gavin Blackburn
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What to know about Uranium Enrichment

The issue of uranium enrichment has been central to Western relations with Iran for more than two decades, with the US and its allies accusing Tehran of seeking atomic weapons.

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What happened

The issue of uranium enrichment has been central to Western relations with Iran for more than two decades, with the US and its allies accusing Tehran of seeking atomic weapons.

Why it matters

The head of Iran's nuclear energy agency ruled out any restrictions on the country's enrichment of uranium on Thursday, saying the demand by the United States and Israel "will not come true." "The claims and demands of our enemies to restrict Iran's…

Common ground

His remarks came with talks set to take place at the end of the week between Iran and the United States under Pakistani mediation.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Before last year's conflict, Iran had been enriching uranium to 60%, well above the 3.67% limit allowed by a now-defunct 2015 nuclear agreement and close to the 90% needed to make a bomb, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.”
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While Wikipedia mentions the 2015 agreement's 3.67% enrichment limit, there is no specific evidence confirming Iran enriched to 60% before the conflict.
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Claim 2: “The issue of uranium enrichment has been central to Western relations with Iran for more than two decades, with the US and its allies accusing Tehran of seeking atomic weapons.”
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Wikipedia's 'Nuclear program of Iran' entry confirms uranium enrichment has been a central issue in Western relations with Iran since the 2000s, with the 2015 nuclear agreement and ongoing negotiations. While the exact 'two decades' timeline isn't explicitly stated, historical context from the entry supports the claim's general accuracy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fordow Uranium Enrichment Plant, officially the Shahid Ali Mohammadi Nuclear Facility (Persian: تأسیسات هسته‌ای شهید علی‌محمدی), is an Iranian underground uranium enrichment facility located 30 ki…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordow_Uranium_Enrichment_Plan…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The nuclear program of Iran is one of the most scrutinized in the world, and has sparked intense international concern. Iran asserts that its nuclear facilities are purely for civilian purposes, inclu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran
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Claim 3: “The head of Iran's nuclear energy agency ruled out any restrictions on the country's enrichment of uranium on Thursday, saying the demand by the United States and Israel 'will not come true.'”
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No evidence in Wikipedia or other sources confirms Iran's nuclear agency head making this specific statement about US/Israel demands.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries in April, July, and October that year. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran–Israel_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 2026 Iran war began with a series of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel
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Claim 4: “The US-Israeli strikes on 28 February that began the war took place with Washington and Tehran engaged in negotiations that included Iran's nuclear programme.”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute this claim about US-Israeli strikes during negotiations.
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Claim 5: “US President Donald Trump has insisted 'there will be no enrichment of uranium' by Iran after the war.”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute this claim about Trump's statement.
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Claim 6: “During last June's 12-day conflict, Israel and the United States hit Iran's nuclear programme, claiming to have obliterated its ability to enrich uranium.”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute this claim about US-Israeli strikes targeting Iran's nuclear program.
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Claim 7: “The whereabouts of several hundred kilograms of highly enriched uranium remains unknown following the bombing.”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute this claim about missing highly enriched uranium.
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Claim 8: “The UN's nuclear watchdog did not back Trump's assertion that Iran was rushing to build atomic weapons before the current war.”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute this claim about the UN watchdog's stance.
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Claim 9: “Talks between Iran and the United States under Pakistani mediation were set to take place at the end of the week.”
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Wikipedia entries about Iran-Pakistan relations and conflicts do not mention US-Iran talks under Pakistani mediation at the end of the week.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 16 January 2024, Iran conducted a series of missile strikes in Pakistan with the stated aim of targeting militants of the Baloch separatist and Islamist extremist group Jaysh al-Adl in the Pakistan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran–Pakistan_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline, also known as the Peace Pipeline, or IP Gas, is an under-construction 2,775-kilometre (1,724 mi) pipeline to deliver natural gas from Iran to Pakistan. Although constru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Pakistan_gas_pipeline
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Pakistan established relations on 14 August 1947, the day of the independence of Pakistan, when Iran became the first country to recognize Pakistan. Both countries generally maintain a cordia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Pakistan_relations
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