Pakistan, May 26 -- Iran has firmly rejected suspending its uranium enrichment as part of any prospective nuclear deal with the United States, calling such suggestions "totally false." The rejection comes amid renewed high-level negotiations between the two nations, which resumed in April after a long diplomatic freeze. The core issue remains Iran's insistence on its right to a civilian nuclear program versus Washington's demand to halt enrichment entirely.

Uranium enrichment has become a central sticking point. Iran currently enriches uranium up to 60%, significantly above the 3.67% cap set by the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), but still below the 90% level required for weapons-grade material. The U.S., led by envoy St...