Iran said to agree to halt uranium enrichment for US sanctions relief
Al Hadath, citing sources, reports a halt-for-relief deal, a claim that conflicts with other accounts of stalled US-Iran contacts
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Iran has agreed to halt uranium enrichment in exchange for US sanctions relief, Al Hadath reports, citing sources. It is the first report of an actual agreement, rather than another signal of possible movement, after weeks in which talks were described as stalled.
The claim sits awkwardly against other accounts of where things stand. Iranian officials say a deal with Washington before the US midterm elections is unlikely. Iran has also said Monday's meeting in New York is with mediators, not direct talks with the United States. Separately, US-Iran talks centred on a revised seven-day Iranian proposal are expected on Monday or Tuesday, and a US official has said Washington needs proof Iran is serious about negotiating, not just seeking a way out of its troubles.
On the US side, officials have signalled openness to relief tied to nuclear progress. A White House official has said Trump is open to sanctions relief tied to nuclear progress, and a US official has said the offer under discussion would unfreeze Iranian assets in exchange for progress on the nuclear file. Neither description ties relief specifically to an enrichment halt of the kind Al Hadath describes.
Crude futures rose 4% to $96.44 in recent sessions as negotiations appeared stalled, building a geopolitical risk premium into the price. If the halt-for-relief agreement reported by Al Hadath is confirmed, it would remove that premium and mark a genuine de-escalation, rather than another unconfirmed sign of softening between the two sides.