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Iran nuclear chief rules out limits on uranium enrichment amid US and Israeli demands

Iran’s atomic energy chief Mohammad Eslami said demands by the United States and Israel to restrict Tehran’s uranium enrichment programme will not be met. He also described protecting the right to enrich as necessary for any ceasefire talks with Washington, speaking during commemorations for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

By Tertius News AI Desk 1 distinct · 1 masthead · 2 articles Version 1 Coverage Apr 9, 2026 Published Aug 13

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The head of Iran’s nuclear energy agency said on Thursday that Tehran will not accept restrictions on its uranium enrichment programme, rejecting demands attributed to the United States and Israel. Mohammad Eslami, who leads the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), also said protecting Iran’s right to enrich uranium is necessary for any ceasefire talks with the United States, according to reports carried by The Hindu drawing on Iranian and international wire material.

Eslami’s comments were reported on April 9, 2026, and were delivered in Tehran during commemorations for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. One account said he spoke to journalists including a reporter from The Associated Press; another cited Iran’s ISNA news agency for a sharper rejection of external demands.

Coverage comparison

Coverage from The Hindu presented two closely related but distinct emphases from the same day’s remarks. One report, with photo credit to AP, foregrounded Eslami’s link between enrichment rights and the conditions for ceasefire talks with Washington, placing the comments in the setting of Khamenei commemorations and noting the presence of international journalists. The other, with photo credit to Reuters and attribution to ISNA, led with a categorical ruling-out of restrictions and quoted Eslami dismissing US and Israeli demands as wishes that would not be fulfilled.

Together the accounts establish that Eslami both framed enrichment as non-negotiable in any path toward talks and rejected calls to curb the programme. They differ mainly in which strand of the message they highlight and in their immediate sourcing—AP-linked reporting versus ISNA—rather than in the core identity of the speaker or the date of the statement. Neither extract elaborates detailed negotiating frameworks, technical enrichment levels, or formal responses from Washington or Jerusalem beyond the demands Eslami described.

Key claims

Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, said protecting Tehran’s right to enrich uranium is necessary for any ceasefire talks with the United States, according to a The Hindu report citing remarks made to journalists including one from The Associated Press.
The United States and Israel have demanded restrictions on Iran’s uranium enrichment programme, as referenced in The Hindu’s reporting of Eslami’s comments and carried across the available accounts.
Eslami said those demands “will not come true,” and was further quoted by ISNA, via The Hindu, as saying the claims and demands of “our enemies to restrict Iran’s enrichment programme are merely wishes that will be buried.”
Eslami made the remarks on Thursday, April 9, 2026, during commemorations in Tehran for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, per The Hindu’s AP-linked account.
One of the reports specified that he spoke to journalists including a correspondent from The Associated Press; the other relied on Iran’s ISNA news agency for the quotation rejecting restrictions.

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The Hindu — World · 2 articles

Framing: Iran rejects US and Israeli demands to restrict uranium enrichment — slightly assertive

as of Apr 9, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC

Framing: Iran's nuclear chief emphasizes importance of uranium enrichment rights

Facts Included:

Mohammad Eslami's statement on protecting Tehran's right to enrich uranium
The statement was made during commemorations for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
The remarks were made to journalists including one from The Associated Press

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as of Apr 9, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC

Facts Included:

Mohammad Eslami's statement ruling out restrictions on Iran's uranium enrichment
The demand by the United States and Israel to restrict Iran's enrichment programme
Mohammad Eslami's quote saying the demands 'will not come true'

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Claim	Confidence	Status
ClaimMohammad Eslami, the head of Iran's nuclear agency, stated that protecting Tehran's right to enrich uranium is necessary for any ceasefire talks with the United States.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via The Hindu — World as of Apr 9, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC
ClaimThe United States and Israel have demanded restrictions on Iran's uranium enrichment program.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via The Hindu — World as of Apr 9, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC
ClaimMohammad Eslami said the demands by the United States and Israel to restrict Iran's enrichment program 'will not come true'.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via The Hindu — World as of Apr 9, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC
ClaimMohammad Eslami made his remarks during commemorations for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via The Hindu — World as of Apr 9, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC
ClaimMohammad Eslami's statement was made to journalists, including one from The Associated Press.	ConfidenceHigh	StatusSingle-source via The Hindu — World as of Apr 9, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC

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1 distinct · 1 masthead · 2 articles consulted: The Hindu — World 5 claims extracted Version 1 Written 2026-08-13