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With booming populations and rising energy demands, fossil fuels are no longer up to the task. Nations around the globe are turning to modern and renewable energy sources.
Moreover, uranium enrichment goes well beyond energy production. It plays a crucial role in medical and scientific fields, from manufacturing radiopharmaceuticals and fueling research reactors to producing radioactive materials used in disease diagnosis and cancer treatment.
The nature of today’s world dictates that any leap in technology should be accessible to all nations. The Islamic Republic seeks nothing beyond this right, yet will stand its ground and never back down from its right to enrichment.
The demand to dismantle Iran’s enrichment capability is reportedly being floated by US officials, and it is almost certain that other pretexts may crop up from the other side as talks move forward. However, Iran has drawn red lines for its policies and framework, and will not strike a deal with anyone over these. In my view, Iran’s right to enrichment and other legitimate rights must be written into any agreement.
As the Leader, President Masoud Pezeshkian, and the negotiating team have all hammered home, the other side must come to the table recognizing Iran’s legitimate and rational rights.
If they try to ride roughshod over Iran’s red lines, refuse to acknowledge Iran’s core demands, and instead push for a lopsided deal, then talks will no longer hold any real meaning and turn into a one-way street, where Washington tries to strong-arm Iran into caving in to its every demand—an approach that flies in the face of what genuine negotiations are all about.
Should the Americans press ahead with a one-sided approach, peppering talks with threats, overreach, and unreasonable demands, it is certain that the negotiations will go nowhere and neither side will benefit. But if there is to be any fallout, it will surely be the Americans who lose out most.