Iran not willing to negotiate on missile capabilities, Khamenei's adviser says - report - Jerusalem Post Staff

 

by Jerusalem Post Staff

Iran has reportedly rejected US calls to halt uranium enrichment, but said it was willing to discuss the “level and purity” of enrichment or a regional consortium.

 

Women walk near ballistic missile launch vehicles in Tehran on February 11, 2026, during a rally marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution.

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Iran's missile capabilities are its red line and are not a subject to be negotiated, Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to Ayatollah Khamenei, said on Wednesday, according to Nournews.

On Friday, Iran and the United States started high-stakes negotiations via Omani mediation regarding Tehran's nuclear program.

Iran has reportedly rejected US calls to halt uranium enrichment, but said it was willing to discuss the “level and purity” of enrichment or a regional consortium.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his accompanying delegation depart for the site of the talks in Muscat, Oman, February 6, 2026. (credit: Iranian Foreign Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/ Handout via REUTERS)

Trump issues further threats to Iran 

US President Donald Trump has affirmed that Iran does want to make a deal with the US, adding that it “would be very foolish if they didn’t.”

“They weren’t talking to anyone else, but they’re talking to me… we took out their nuclear power last time, and we’ll have to see if we’ll take out more this time,” he said, referencing June 2025’s 12-day war in which joint US-Israeli strikes destroyed much of Iran’s nuclear arms production infrastructure.

On Tuesday, Trump told N12 that he was considering sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East in case the negotiations with the Islamic Republic fail.

The US president explained that the Islamic Republic "really wants to make a deal" and added that he believes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is interested in reaching one.

"I don't think Netanyahu is out of the negotiations with Iran. He wants a deal, too. He wants a good deal," Trump noted.

James Genn, Goldie Katz, and Tobias Holcman contributed to this report. 

Jerusalem Post Staff

Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-886308

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