Iran’s nuclear agency chief says its right to ‘enrich uranium is necessary’ for U.S. talks

The chief of Iran’s nuclear agency said Thursday (April 9, 2026) that protecting Tehran’s right to enrich uranium is “necessary” for any ceasefire talks with the United States.

Mohammad Eslami, who leads the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, made the remarks to journalists including one from The Associated Press in Tehran, Iran, during commemorations for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.