Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei has told Pakistan army chief Asim Munir that Tehran will not allow its enriched uranium to be moved out of the country, while also reiterating that peace talks with the United States would only resume after Iranian demands are met.
The demands include ending a US blockade on its ports, lifting of all sanctions on Iran’s oil exports and the ending of hostilities on all fronts.
On dialogue with Washington, Rezaei said, “There will be no negotiations until America takes steps to build trust — a process that must begin with the fulfilment of Iran’s conditions. Rezaei’s remarks represent Iran’s hardened stance on mediation in the recent past, during which the country has said multiple times that ceasefire talks would only begin after the US accepts its demands.
Ghalibaf stressed that Washington must meet Iran’s seven conditions, while stating that threats would not change Tehran’s strategic decisions, news agency PTI reported. He also met Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is one of Tehran’s chief negotiators. The conflict between Washington and Tehran, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has dragged on for eight months now. A ceasefire framework was agreed to by both sides in June, but quickly unravelled within a month over sticking points, including navigation in Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme. Rezaei, Iran’s secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.
Earlier reporting noted: Iran security chief rejects moving enriched uranium out of country Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei on Tuesday (October 20, 2026) told the visiting Pakistani army chief Asim Munir that Tehran would not allow nuclear material to leave the country, according to state TV.
Munir, who was accompanied by Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi, met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to Iran’s state-run TV. Ghalibaf too echoed Rezaei’s remarks on Iran’s eroding “trust” on Washington, while citing what he said were US violations of the earlier ceasefire agreement signed in June. Ghalibaf’s remarks come days after US officials said Washington was reportedly considering using its largest non-nuclear bomb – also known as the “mother of all bombs” – against Iran if Trump orders renewed military operations. Earlier reporting noted: “Not even a tiny bit of enriched nuclear material will leave Iran; such materials constitute a major asset and national wealth for the Iranian people, intended for use within the country,” said Mr.
Earlier reporting noted: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also rejected the idea of negotiations under U.S. threats during his meeting with Munir, who is in Tehran as part of a renewed push to mediate a peace deal between the Islamic republic and the United States.
