Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed U.S. demands to halt uranium enrichment as 'nonsense' and emphasized that Iran will not seek permission from anyone to continue its uranium enrichment program, asserting Iran's independent policies and direction.

The nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran are ongoing with indirect talks continuing, but Iran’s Foreign Ministry is reviewing proposals for further discussions without committing to a specific timeline, and there is skepticism about the outcome based on previous unsuccessful talks during Ebrahim Raisi's presidency.

The U.S. insists that any nuclear agreement with Iran must include a cessation of uranium enrichment activities by Iran.

Iran has maintained its right to enrich uranium under international treaties, rejected the U.S. demand to stop enrichment, called proposals like snapback sanctions demands from European countries illegal, and expressed frustration with the contradictory and constantly changing positions of the U.S. side.