Iran suggests uranium dilution deal but US backs out

A senior Iranian lawmaker said on April 13 that Iran had agreed to dilute 450 kilograms of enriched uranium as a goodwill measure, but that the United States later withdrew from the arrangement.

Ali Nikzad, deputy speaker of parliament, said a consortium was supposed to be formed inside Iran to dilute the uranium with the participation of the United States and Saudi Arabia, Iran International reports.

He also said the United States had proposed creating a legal regime for the Strait of Hormuz that would include an American role.

“You have no business in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf,” he said, referring to the United States.

By Sabina Mammadli