Mike Waltz: US offered to sell Iran uranium for civilian programme

Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: September 27, 2026Country: United States
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Mike Waltz: US offered to sell Iran uranium for civilian programme

A top US official revealed that previous negotiations included an offer from the United States to sell uranium to Iran for civilian use, which Iran refused. Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the UN, stated that the proposed agreement would have been similar to the one with the United Arab Emirates, which has a peaceful nuclear program compliant with international law. The Trump administration was reportedly open to allowing Iran to keep a civilian nuclear program, provided it adhered to international obligations, including restrictions on highly enriched uranium.

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