News- Middle East: The Iranian foreign minister has underlined that an agreement with the United States is “within reach” once the Islamic Republic's right to uranium enrichment is ensured and anti-Tehran sanctions are terminated.

Abbas Araghchi made the statement in a post on his X account on Wednesday, as Iran and the United States are scheduled to hold the 6th round of their indirect talks on Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program in the Omani capital of Muscat on June 15.

The negotiations have oftentimes gone through slings and arrows despite the two sides’ expression of satisfaction with the process of the talks as the administration of US President Donald Trump has been throwing a spanner in the works via its excessive demands, including the reduction of Iran’s uranium enrichment level to zero, and fueling baseless concerns over Iran pursuing a nuclear weapon.

“President Trump entered office saying that Iran should not have nuclear weapons. That is actually in line with our own doctrine and could become the main foundation for a deal,” Araghchi said.

“As we resume talks on Sunday, it is clear that an agreement that can ensure the continued peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program is within reach—and could be achieved rapidly.”

The Iranian foreign minister, however, underlined, “That mutually beneficial outcome relies on the continuation of Iran's enrichment program, under the full supervision of the IAEA, and the effective termination of sanctions.”

This also comes ahead of a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s Boards of Governors as the agency in its latest report claimed that Iran has sharply increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to up to 60 percent, close to the roughly 90 percent level needed for atomic weapons.

The agency said that as of May 17, Iran possesses an estimated 408.6 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60 percent, marking an increase of 133.8 kilograms since the previous report in February.

Iran has denounced as "political" and unbalanced the report by the United Nations nuclear agency, which it said has been drafted under European pressure.

Since April 12, Iran and the United States have held five rounds of indirect talks, mediated by Oman, on a replacement for the 2015 nuclear deal, which was derailed by the American withdrawal in 2018.

Over the past decade, Iran has on numerous occasions proved the peaceful nature of its nuclear program, as evidenced in more than a dozen reports by the IAEA.

Source: Press TV