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  "id": 12912812,
  "title": "Iran will not abandon uranium enrichment or hand over its uranium, nuclear chief says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/iran-will-not-abandon-uranium-enrichment-or-hand-over-its-uranium-12912812",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T17:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261009/iran-will-not-abandon-uranium-enrichment-or-hand-over-its-uranium-nuclear-chief-says"
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  "account": "DUBAI — Iran's Atomic Energy Organization head Mohammad Eslami has stated that his country will not cease uranium enrichment or surrender its uranium reserves, according to state media on Thursday. This comes in response to the United States demanding that Iran significantly reduce its enrichment capacity. Eslami dismissed the renewed threats from the U.S. against Iran's nuclear facilities as \"nothing new,\" asserting that enrichment is an \"inseparable part\" of the nuclear process. The comments from Eslami follow a series of proposals exchanged between Iran and the U.S. in recent weeks, aimed at ending the ongoing conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial global energy shipping route. Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, mentioned on Thursday that Iran could respond to a U.S. reaction to Iran's proposal within days. This proposal involves reopening the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if certain conditions are met. Eslami emphasized that \"enrichment is an integral part of the nuclear process, and we will not abandon it in any way. How can you claim to have a nuclear industry if you don't have the starting point of the process?\" He further added, \"The nuclear industry is the driving force of science and technology.\"",
  "summary": "DUBAI — Iran will not abandon uranium enrichment or hand over its uranium, state media reported on Thursday, citing the head of the country's Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami, after the U.S. said Iran must make \"meaningful\" reductions in its enrichment capacity. Dismissing renewed U.S. threats against Iran's nuclear facilities as \"nothing new\", Eslami said enrichment was \"an inseparable…",
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Iran will not abandon uranium enrichment or hand over its uranium, nuclear chief says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/iran-will-not-abandon-uranium-enrichment-or-hand-over-its-uranium",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:18:05.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Iran will not abandon uranium enrichment or hand over its uranium, nuclear chief says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/iran-will-not-abandon-uranium-enrichment-or-hand-over-its-uranium-12916403",
        "published": "2026-10-08T17:47:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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