The United States has demanded that Iran completely stop all uranium enrichment as a condition for any agreement to end the ongoing conflict between the two countries. US President Donald Trump reiterated that Iran would not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons and said that military action had been taken to prevent such a possibility. Iran, however, continues to deny any intention of producing nuclear arms, insisting that its nuclear program is entirely for civilian purposes such as electricity generation.

According to the United Nations nuclear monitoring agency, Iran currently possesses about 440 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60 percent, which could theoretically be further refined to produce 10 to 11 nuclear bombs. Iran’s refusal to halt enrichment is based on its interpretation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which it says allows signatory states to enrich uranium for peaceful uses under strict safeguards.

The dispute follows the 2015 agreement under which Iran limited enrichment to 3.67 percent in exchange for sanctions relief. In 2018, President Trump withdrew from that deal, calling it flawed for failing to address Iran’s missile program and regional influence.