U.S. President Says Iran Will Not Receive Sanctions Relief for Halting Uranium Enrichment

The U.S. president said Wednesday that Iran would not receive sanctions relief in exchange for giving up its highly enriched uranium. The statement was made during a short phone interview with PBS News. "No, no, not at all. Not sanctions relief, no," the president told PBS News when asked whether the current talks would link uranium limits to sanctions relief.

The remarks occur as the United States and Iran seek an agreement to end fighting that has lasted three months across the Middle East. The president added that Iran would surrender its highly enriched uranium without receiving sanctions relief in return.

During a weekend call with officials from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations, the president said those countries should join the Abraham Accords. The accords normalized relations between several Arab states and Israel near the end of the president's first term.

UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Kazakhstan have joined since 2020. Saudi Arabia has previously said it would not join without pledges on Palestinian statehood. >"No, no, not at all.