Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman and deputy head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), has pushed back against recent remarks made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, rejecting his claim that only nuclear-armed states are enriching uranium.

An Iranian negotiator says zero enrichment, defense capabilities and regional power are among the country’s redlines.

Kazem Gharibabadi says uranium enrichment is one of the Islamic Republic’s red lines in the indirect negotiations with the United States.

Here are Press TV's news headlines at 16:00 GMT, April 16, 2025.

President Raeisi defended Iran’s uranium enrichment to the purity level of 60% earlier in the year.

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid says the regime can under no circumstances agree to a uranium enrichment program by Saudi Arabia.

The anti-Iran allegations made by the IAEA are designed to rationalize the unilateral actions of Washington and Tel Aviv against the Islamic Republic, says a commentator.