Tehran could make a deal to appease foreign leaders concerned it could weaponize its nuclear program, but is not willing to dismantle its facilities altogether.

Iran has multiple major sites associated with its rapidly advancing nuclear program, now the subject of several rounds of negotiations with the United States

The two sides remain at odds over the central issue of uranium enrichment, blocking progress at the highest level.

Iran’s top diplomat is insisting that Tehran will never stop enriching uranium, further underlining the Islamic Republic’s red line in negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program.