Iran: Uranium 'sacred as soil'

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has issued a firm statement declaring Iran's enriched uranium is 'as sacred to us as the soil of Iran and will under no circumstances be transferred anywhere.' The statement explicitly rejects the possibility of exporting uranium to the United States, directly contradicting recent claims by US President Donald Trump. The remarks underscore a significant gap in the ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran over Iran's nuclear program and the terms of the current ceasefire.