Iran ready to make deal with US on uranium enrichment if economic sanctions lifted

Published May 14, 2025 9:21pm ET



A top Iranian official said the country is ready to sign a nuclear agreement with President Donald Trump if the United States lifts economic sanctions against the Middle Eastern nation. 

Ali Shamkhani, a leading adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told NBC News on Wednesday that Iran would agree to never make nuclear weapons, to discard its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium, and permit the supervision of international inspectors.

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