Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi stated on Sunday that uranium enrichment would continue regardless of whether an agreement is reached with the United States.

Araghchi addressed ongoing negotiations with the U.S. regarding Iran’s “peaceful nuclear program” in a post on X.

He noted that U.S. officials involved in the talks are free to make statements to appease special interest groups or those who influenced previous administrations’ agendas.

“Iran can only control our own actions, which means avoiding public negotiations, especially given the current discrepancies between the public and private statements of our U.S. counterparts, and the week-to-week changes,” Araghchi said. “Our position on Iran’s rights as a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is very clear, and we will not deviate from it.”

“Mastering enrichment technology is a hard-won and homegrown scientific achievement, resulting from great sacrifices,” he continued. “If the U.S. wants to ensure Iran doesn’t develop nuclear weapons, a deal is possible, and we’re ready for serious talks to achieve a lasting solution. However, enrichment in Iran will continue whether or not a deal is reached.”

This statement follows President ‘s announcement on Friday that the U.S. has presented Iran with a nuclear deal proposal.

During the announcement, Trump said Iranian officials need to act quickly or “something bad is going to happen.”

U.S. and Iranian officials have held four rounds of talks, mainly in Oman, since Trump took office, to discuss Tehran’s nuclear program.

In a March report, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) noted that Iran’s stockpile of 60% enriched uranium had significantly increased from 182 kg to 275 kg, or roughly 401 pounds to 606 pounds, in early 2025.

“Once you’re at 60, you’re almost at 90%. You’re essentially a threshold nuclear weapons state, which is what Iran has become,” Rubio said Thursday on “Hannity”.

“They are on the verge of having a nuclear weapon. If they chose to do so, they could do it quickly. If they stockpile enough of that 60% enriched uranium, they could quickly convert it to 90% and weaponize it. That’s the current danger and the urgency,” he said.

The in the United Arab Emirates reported that the U.S. and Iran have “sort of” agreed to the terms of a nuclear deal.

“Iran has somewhat agreed to the terms. They’re not going to make — I call it, in a friendly way — nuclear dust,” Trump told reporters. “We’re not going to be making any nuclear dust in Iran.”

Digital’s Greg Norman, Ashley Carnahan and Christina Shaw contributed to this report.

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