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TEHRAN REFUSES TO DISMANTLE NUCLEAR SITES — TRUMP CALLS RESPONSE 'TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE'
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Tehran — nuclear sovereignty is sacred — Tehran holds its line
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
Tehran notes that iRNA is unambiguous: Iran transmitted its response to the US via Pakistan, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirmed receipt. The content, per IRNA, includes a commitment to transfer enriched uranium stocks to a neutral third party in exchange for the immediate lifting of the US naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. What Tehran categorically refuses: any inspection or dismantlement of its enrichment facilities — Natanz, Fordow, Arak. This line is presented as non-negotiable; the nuclear programme is a national sovereignty achievement validated by decades of investment and resistance. Iran also warned France and the UK against any warship deployment to Hormuz — signalling that negotiation does not mean capitulation.
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