Iran says it is ready for a nuclear deal with the U.S.

Iran is prepared to reach a nuclear agreement with U.S. President Donald Trump if all economic sanctions are lifted, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing Ali Shamkhani, a senior political and military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Shamkhani stated that Tehran is ready to commit to not producing nuclear weapons and to destroy its stockpile of highly enriched uranium suitable for weaponization. Iran would continue enriching uranium for peaceful purposes under international inspection in exchange for the immediate lifting of sanctions.

Earlier reports suggested that Tehran proposed creating an international uranium enrichment consortium involving the U.S. and Arab countries. Under the plan, Iran would enrich uranium to sub-weapons-grade levels (3.67%) and supply it to Arab states for civilian use. Unlike the 2015 nuclear deal, which had a 15-year duration, the new proposal envisions indefinite cooperation and the permanent presence of foreign observers.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reportedly presented the idea to U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting in Oman on May 11. However, Eddie Vasquez, a spokesperson for Witkoff, denied the report, saying no such proposal was made or discussed.