Iran Rejects Nuclear Concessions Amid Hormuz Talks... General Mobilization Declared in the Red Sea

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Iran, which is continuing negotiations with the United States on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, has stated that it will not make concessions regarding its nuclear program. Amid offensive operations by the pro-Iranian Houthi rebels, instability along Red Sea shipping lanes is also growing.

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Taking the opportunity of the UN General Assembly, Iran demanded the cessation of hostile activities across all fronts and the lifting of blockades on Iranian ports as conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

These conditions also included the unfreezing of assets and exemptions from crude oil sanctions.

[Mohsen Rezaee / Secretary-General of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council (local time on the 23rd): We have conveyed Iran's conditions, and we are waiting for the United States to implement them.]

However, a senior Iranian official told Reuters that even if the United States accepts all conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Iran will not make any concessions regarding its nuclear program.

In particular, the official maintained that the export of highly enriched uranium to foreign countries is not subject to negotiation.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimated that as of June of last year, Iran held approximately 440 kg of 60% enriched uranium, a level that far exceeds civilian use and approaches the 90% weapon-grade enrichment level.

Tensions in the Red Sea are also escalating.

As the pro-Iranian Houthi rebels successively seized major coastal cities around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the Yemeni government issued a general mobilization order urging its citizens to enlist in the government forces.

The government also offered an incentive policy to pardon Houthi rebels who defect to the government side.

The UN Security Council also issued a joint statement condemning the Houthi rebels for attacking Saudi Arabia.

[Jerome Bonnafont / French Ambassador to the UN: The UN Security Council strongly condemns the ongoing attacks by the Houthi rebels targeting Saudi Arabia, including those affecting civilian and energy infrastructure.]

Amid a lack of progress in negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, continuing instability along Red Sea shipping routes is heightening concerns over global energy supply chains.

(Video Editing: Kim Jong-mi )
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