The head of the national security commission in Iran's parliament, Ebrahim Azizi, has said Tehran was sticking to its core demands in negotiations with the US regarding a possible end to the war.
Azizi, who is not believed to be directly involved in the negotiations with the US, said that Iran would not be "pushed back ... from its red lines: the right to enrich uranium, possession of enriched uranium, authority over the Strait of Hormuz, and the removal of sanctions."
"It is obvious [US President Donald] Trump, seeking a way out of this strategic deadlock, alternates between issuing threats and appealing for an agreement," Azizi said in a post on social media platform X.
The future of Tehran's stockpile of around 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium is a key sticking point in the negotiations to end the conflict started by the US and Israel in late February.
At a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Trump said that Iran leaders "want very much to make a deal. So far they haven't gotten there ... we're not satisfied with it, but we will be."
"We will be either that or we'll have to just finish the job," Trump said.
The US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. A ceasefire has been in place since early April.
