Investing.com -- Iran could halt its uranium enrichment if the United States agrees to release frozen Iranian funds and recognizes Tehran’s right to refine uranium for civilian use, according to Reuters, citing two Iranian official sources. The sources, who are close to the negotiating team, indicated on Wednesday that a "political understanding" with the U.S. could soon be reached if Washington agrees to Tehran’s conditions. However, one source said the matter has not yet been discussed during the talks with the United States.

The sources revealed that under such an agreement, Tehran would stop uranium enrichment for a year and either ship part of its highly enriched stock abroad or convert it into fuel plates for civilian nuclear purposes. This temporary pause in enrichment could help overcome a deadlock that has persisted after five rounds of talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

U.S. officials have consistently stated that any new nuclear deal with Iran must include a commitment to abandon enrichment, which is seen as a potential route to developing nuclear weapons. Iran, however, has repeatedly denied such intentions, asserting that it seeks nuclear energy solely for civilian purposes. It has publicly rejected Washington’s demand to abandon enrichment as an assault on its national sovereignty.

The Iranian sources emphasized that Tehran would not agree to dismantle its nuclear program or infrastructure, or seal its nuclear installations, as demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Instead, they said, Trump must publicly acknowledge Iran’s sovereign right to enrichment as a member of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and authorize a release of Iranian oil revenues frozen by sanctions, including $6 billion in Qatar.

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