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Iran says nuclear enrichment rights cannot be ‘negotiated’

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 54 words
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What to know about Iran says nuclear enrichment rights cannot be ‘negotiated’

Iran says nuclear enrichment rights cannot be 'negotiated' Iran says nuclear enrichment rights cannot be ‘negotiated’ Iran’s nuclear enrichment is a right that ‘already exists’, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in a media briefing.

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What happened

Iran says nuclear enrichment rights cannot be 'negotiated' Iran says nuclear enrichment rights cannot be ‘negotiated’ Iran’s nuclear enrichment is a right that ‘already exists’, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in a media briefing.

Why it matters

Baghaei described how negotiations with the United States are still continuing through Pakistani mediation.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: negotiations with the United States are still continuing through 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 2 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “negotiations with the United States are still continuing through Pakistani mediation”
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Wikipedia evidence explicitly confirms that on April 8, 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, and that this process was mediated by Pakistan.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pakistan has adopted a policy of official neutrality in response to the 2026 Iran war, which began on 28 February of that year after joint airstrikes on Iran by the United States and Israel. The Minis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_in_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 2: “Iran’s nuclear enrichment is a right that ‘already exists’, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has repeatedly stated that Iran's right to enrich uranium is 'indisputable', 'inalienable', and 'non-negotiable'.
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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 US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Esmail Baghaei Hamaneh (born 1975) is an Iranian diplomat who has been the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran since October 2024. He previously served as a senior assistant to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmail_Baghaei
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