Tehran, Washington not discussing Iranian nuclear program — top Iranian diplomat

TASS · 🇺🇸 public United States · May 29, 2026 · 101 words

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What to know about Tehran, Washington not discussing Iranian nuclear program — top Iranian diplomat

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei stated that Iran's nuclear program is not currently being discussed in talks with the United States. This statement follows a claim by US President Donald Trump that the US, Iran, and the IAEA would remove and dispose of Tehran's enriched uranium.

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What happened

The issue of Iran’s nuclear program is not on the agenda of the talks between Iran and the United States at the current stage, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said, commenting on US President Donald Trump’s statement to the contrary.

Why it matters

"At this point, we are focused on the problem of ending the war.

Common ground

No detailed discussions regarding the enrichment program or the available enriched uranium are going on," he told Iranian state television.

Perspective signals

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

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Trump said earlier that the United States, in cooperation with Iran and the IAEA, will remove Tehran's enriched uranium and dispose of it?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trump said earlier that the United States, in cooperation with Iran and the IAEA, will remove Tehran's enriched uranium and dispose of it.”

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While web search results confirm Trump's involvement in negotiations and his statement that Iran agreed not to develop nuclear weapons, none of the provided evidence specifically mentions a plan to 'remove and dispose of' enriched uranium in cooperation with the IAEA.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the ongoing 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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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 at war with Iran and its regional allies. Active hostilities broke out after surprise US–Israeli airstrikes targeting military and govern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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Claim 2: “Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said... 'At this point, we are focused on the problem of ending the war. No detailed discussions regarding the enrichment program or the available enriched uranium are going on'”

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Three independent web search results explicitly attribute these statements to Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei, confirming the focus on ending the war over detailed nuclear discussions.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the beginning of the 2025–26 Iranian protests, the Iranian government has perpetrated widespread massacres of civilians, deploying both its own security forces and importing foreign militias to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_massacres

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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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Claim 3: “The issue of Iran’s nuclear program is not on the agenda of the talks between Iran and the United States at the current stage”

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Multiple web search results confirm that current talks are focused on ending the war and that nuclear issues are not being discussed in detail at this stage.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

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