White House says Trump’s ‘red line’ against Iran nuclear enrichment remains

Trump’s spokesperson says Vice President JD Vance will lead US team for negotiations with Iran in Pakistan on Saturday.The White House has said that the United States continues to reject any uranium enrichment inside Iran, reiterating that US President Donald Trump did not agree to a “wish list” submitted by Tehran.Trump’s spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, suggested on Wednesday that the 10-point proposal put forward by Iran as the basis for a ceasefire in the US-Israel war on Iran differs from the proposal published by the government in Tehran.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump says Lebanon not included in US-Iran ceasefire amid Israeli assaultlist 2 of 3Iran, US both claim victory, but did they actually concede ground?list 3 of 3How Pakistan managed to get the US and Iran to a ceasefireend of listThat plan said the US would accept Iran’s right to enrich uranium as well as sanctions relief and a permanent end to the attacks on Iran.“The president’s red lines, namely the end of Iranian enrichment in Iran, have not changed,” Leavitt said.Domestic uranium enrichment has been a major sticking point in previous talks between Tehran and Washington.While Iran says it is not seeking nuclear weapons, it insists on enriching its own uranium as a national right.The Trump administration, however, has been pushing for dismantling the Iranian nuclear programme altogether.After more than 38 days of war, Washington and Tehran announced a two-week ceasefire that will see the US stop its attacks and Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz, whose closure at the outset of the conflict sent energy prices soaring.Leavitt said Iran’s initial 10-point proposal was “literally thrown in the garbage” by Trump’s team, but Tehran later put forward a revised plan.“The idea that President Trump would ever accept an Iranian wish list as a deal is completely absurd,” she said.