Iran Security Chief Mohsen Rezaei Says Enriched Nuclear Material Won’t Leave Iran

Uranium stays, threats widen

Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei said Iran will not allow even a single particle of enriched nuclear material to leave the country and warned there would be consequences in the event of any new US strikes. Rezaei told Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen TV that “Any new US attacks will also be met with targeting US bases far away,” and he added that the response would include US bases in European countries if they were used to carry out strikes on Iran. Rezaei also said there are currently no negotiations taking place between Tehran and Washington, while the US has said nuclear issues must be part of any initial negotiations aimed at ending the war between the United States and Iran.

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The International Atomic Energy Agency estimates that Iran had 440.9 kg of uranium enriched to 60 per cent when Israel and the US attacked Iranian nuclear facilities in June 2025, and the sources said it is unclear how much of that has remained intact. Qatar’s mediation role appeared in the same diplomatic frame, with The Jerusalem Post reporting that Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani acknowledged in closed-door discussions that gaps between Iran and the United States remain significant.

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Deal sequencing and first moves

The Jerusalem Post reported that Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday that Trump is currently allowing roughly two weeks for diplomatic efforts to exhaust all possibilities for reaching an agreement. The Jerusalem Post also said Al Thani’s closed-door discussions reflected that any potential agreement would be implemented in stages, with one key point of contention being the sequencing of those steps and which side will make the first move. Rezaei’s position on uranium transfer remained a hard boundary in the reporting, with The Jerusalem Post repeating Rezaei’s warning that “Any new US attacks will also be met with targeting US bases far away,” and it said Rezaei spoke to Al Mayadeen after US officials downplayed the need for additional military action.

The sources also tied Iran’s refusal to transfer enriched material to its stated needs, with Rezaei saying “We need the enriched material to design ships and submarines that work on nuclear energy,” and with the reporting that Tehran told Moscow it would keep the material and “we will use it ourselves”. The same diplomatic track included a separate Iranian proposal channel, with the sources saying Iran sent the United States a nuclear proposal via Qatar to be discussed only after Washington meets seven demands presented by Tehran.

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Oil, shipping, and negotiation risk

Oil prices rose about one percent on Wednesday after Iran said it would not allow any enriched nuclear material to leave its territory, and the reporting tied the stance to renewed concerns about supply.

وكالة الصحافة الفلسطينية said Brent crude futures settled up $1.27, or 1.39 percent, at $92.76 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate rose $0.49, or 0.57 percent, to $86.53.

Ambito reported that prices initially fell more than $3 per barrel on Tuesday after US officials played down the possibility of new military strikes, and it said prices later recovered some losses after an Iranian security official said there were no ongoing talks between the two countries.

The sources linked the negotiation uncertainty to maritime risk in the Strait of Hormuz, with Ambito citing data from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy that 37 ships were attacked in October, the highest monthly tally since the start of the war in February.

Ambito also said the Strait of Hormuz kept pressure on crude transport, and it reported that Iranian forces attacked ship navigation systems on the Omani island of Didamar, while it described how mine removal, insurance costs, and shipowners’ willingness to take on risk could continue to constrain vessel flow even if a political agreement is reached.

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