Top Iranian security official says ‘not one particle of uranium will leave,’ says US must accept Iranian terms for negotiations

Iran will not remove any of its highly enriched uranium, one of the Islamic Republic’s top security officials said Tuesday.

Major General Mohsen Rezaei, a representative of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, made the statement during a meeting in Tehran on Tuesday with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir.

“Not a single particle of enriched nuclear material will leave Iran; these materials constitute a major asset and national wealth for the Iranian people, intended for use within the country,” Rezaei was quoted as saying by state media outlet IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency).

Rezaei also told Munir that no negotiations with the Americans will take place until the United States takes steps to build trust, a process he said must begin with the acceptance of Iran’s conditions.

The comments by Maj. Gen. Rezaei were echoed by Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in his meeting with Field Marshal Munir.

Ghalibaf referred to previous negotiations between Iran and the U.S. in Islamabad, saying, “I explicitly told the U.S. Vice President there that the long history of negative actions taken by the U.S. against Iran—both before and after the Islamic Revolution—has led to a state of profound distrust toward the United States. Furthermore, the Trump administration’s violation of the Islamabad understanding, coupled with his repeated threats, has only deepened this distrust.”

Ghalibaf also stated that the only way to regain trust is for the U.S. to agree to the seven conditions the Iranian government previously outlined.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also rejected a resumption of negotiations with the U.S. until it stops making threats.

During his meeting with Munir, Pezeshkian said, “The Americans must first remove the threats and sanctions; only then can we engage in dialogue.”

The Iranian reports came after a Qatari news outlet reported that Field Marshal Munir was bringing a new U.S. proposal as part of his trip to Tehran.

Meanwhile, the Financial Times reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been pushing to resume large-scale strikes on critical infrastructure, such as electricity plants, and nuclear sites in Iran.

The report cited three people "familiar with the matter,” who claimed that Netanyahu ordered the IDF to prepare for a major offensive even before the elections, after recent intelligence showed that Iran is working to rehabilitate and reinforce nuclear sites and military capabilities following Operation Roaring Lion earlier this year.

These preparations came despite Prime Minister Netanyahu’s stated desire to wait until after the elections.

Officials familiar with the preparations told The Jerusalem Post that Netanyahu prefers to hold the elections before resuming military operations.

“Netanyahu wants the elections to take place as planned and on schedule, something that would not be possible if Israel were in a state of emergency involving fighting against Iran,” the officials were quoted as saying.

At the same time, the officials said that both the prime minister and Israel’s defense sector are carefully monitoring the situation in Iran.

“It is impossible to completely rule out a situation in which developments on the ground would require Israel to defend itself,” the officials said.

These statements come just days after U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was reported to have met with Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) troops stationed in southern Israel in support of operations in the Persian Gulf.

During that visit, Netanyahu and Hegseth reportedly discussed the situation regarding Iran and the possibility of resuming large-scale military operations based on the continued nuclear threat.