Amid ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran, U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly demanding that Iran abandon its commitment to uranium enrichment, possibly for at least 12 years.
Critics, however, like former U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, have argued that Washington’s insistence on non-enrichment will ultimately undermine diplomacy. He said last month, “I do not think there can be a deal if the United States holds to the line that Iran has to completely surrender in perpetuity its right and capacity to enrich uranium.”
Amid ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran, U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly demanding that Iran abandon its commitment to uranium enrichment, possibly for at least 12 years.
Critics, however, like former U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, have argued that Washington’s insistence on non-enrichment will ultimately undermine diplomacy. He said last month, “I do not think there can be a deal if the United States holds to the line that Iran has to completely surrender in perpetuity its right and capacity to enrich uranium.”
But Iran does not have a right to enrich uranium. In fact, Trump is right to expect Tehran to abandon its enrichment program forever.
