BREAKING US Receives Nuclear Warning Russia Iran Update
A senior Iranian official has announced that Tehran is drafting a counter-proposal to the latest U.S. offer on its nuclear program, rejecting the American plan as insufficient and “clumsy.”
The statement came as President Donald Trump warned time is running out for Iran to make a decision regarding its nuclear ambitions, revealing that Russian President Vladimir Putin may join the negotiations.
Ali Shamkhani, a top advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen TV that the U.S. offer fails to address a primary demand, which is the lifting of sanctions.
Newsweek has reached out to the State Department and Iran’s foreign ministry for comment.
Why It Matters
The renewed push on negotiations underscores the urgency. While the U.S. seeks to curb Iran’s uranium enrichment, Tehran is refusing to scale back without economic concessions. With Russia possibly entering the fray, the geopolitical stakes are rising in a region already mired in instability. Trump’s framing of Iran’s delay as deliberate “slow walking” adds new pressure to a rapidly narrowing diplomatic window. Iran’s insistence on its “natural rights” could complicate efforts to revive a negotiated solution.
