Iran rejects all US demands in the latest round of nuclear talks

Iran has rejected every single U.S. demand presented during the latest round of nuclear talks in Geneva.

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner demanded that Tehran destroy its three main nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. They further required Iran to deliver its entire remaining stockpile of enriched uranium directly to the United States. Any agreement must last forever with no sunset clause.

Iran flatly refused to transfer uranium stockpiles abroad. It also rejected ending enrichment, dismantling nuclear facilities and accepting permanent restrictions on its program.

The negotiations wrapped Thursday evening with both sides still far apart on these core issues.

This complete defiance comes as President Trump escalates military pressure on Tehran. At least two dozen additional U.S. jet fighters crossed the Atlantic to reinforce squadrons already positioned across the Middle East and Europe.

An extra destroyer, the USS John Finn, joined the armada of 11 warships already operating in the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf. The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford left port in Greece and is sailing into the eastern Mediterranean for possible strike operations.

The buildup constitutes the largest U.S. military concentration in the region since the 2003 Iraq invasion.

Omani mediators claimed some progress and announced technical talks next week in Vienna. Yet the fundamental gaps remain wide and unresolved.

Iran continues to insist on its sovereign right to enrich uranium while the United States maintains a zero-enrichment policy for any deal.