Vance demands Iran action On uranium enrichment

Oct 5

CCTV cites Reuters's October 6 report of an October 5 Vance interview. Vance says an Iran deal requires substantial, concrete reductions in existing uranium-enrichment capacity, rather than promises of future cuts, and says Washington is talking with President Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Araghchi. Reuters says recent talks concern ending hostilities and reopening Hormuz. These are negotiating demands and reported contacts; no accepted deal or reopened passage is established.

In his October 5 Reuters interview, Vance demands substantial, concrete reductions in Iran's uranium-enrichment capacity rather than future promises and says Washington is talking with Pezeshkian and Araghchi. CCTV's October 7 account places the contacts in efforts to end hostilities and reopen Hormuz. This is a negotiating position and reported contact, without accepted terms or implemented reopening.