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Germany and Allies Agree on Israel’s Right to Self-Defense, Warn Against Regional Escalation 

Israeli soldiers walks past burnt foliage as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, by Israel's border with Gaza in southern Israel, October 10, 2023. (Reuters)
Israeli soldiers walks past burnt foliage as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, by Israel's border with Gaza in southern Israel, October 10, 2023. (Reuters)
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Germany and Allies Agree on Israel’s Right to Self-Defense, Warn Against Regional Escalation 

Israeli soldiers walks past burnt foliage as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, by Israel's border with Gaza in southern Israel, October 10, 2023. (Reuters)
Israeli soldiers walks past burnt foliage as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, by Israel's border with Gaza in southern Israel, October 10, 2023. (Reuters)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that he and the leaders of the United States, France and Britain agree that Israel has the right to defend itself and are working with many regional powers in a bid to stop further escalation.

"We stand jointly on the side of Israel," Scholz told reporters after a call between the leaders on Monday.

"We were also agreed that Israel has the right to defend itself against these inhumane attacks and at the same time of course it is about avoiding a further regional escalation," Scholz said in Hamburg during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron and French ministers.

"We are in intense contact with many states of the region on this," he added.

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Iran Says Its Right to Uranium Enrichment Is Non-Negotiable 

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks as he meets with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, in Baghdad, Iraq October 13, 2024. (Reuters)
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks as he meets with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, in Baghdad, Iraq October 13, 2024. (Reuters)
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Iran Says Its Right to Uranium Enrichment Is Non-Negotiable 

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks as he meets with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, in Baghdad, Iraq October 13, 2024. (Reuters)
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks as he meets with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, in Baghdad, Iraq October 13, 2024. (Reuters)

Iran's right to enrich uranium is not negotiable, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday, ahead of a second round of talks in Oman this weekend with the United States about Tehran's disputed nuclear program.

Araqchi was responding to a comment made on Tuesday by the US top negotiator Steve Witkoff, who said Tehran must "stop and eliminate its nuclear enrichment" to reach a deal with Washington.

"We have heard contradictory statements from Witkoff, but real positions will be made clear at the negotiating table," Araqchi said.

"We are ready to build trust regarding possible concerns over Iran's enrichment (of uranium), but the principle of enrichment is not negotiable."

Iran and the US are due to hold a second round of talks in Oman on Saturday over Tehran's escalating nuclear program, with President Donald Trump threatening military action if there is no deal.

Before the talks, Araqchi will deliver a message from Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to Russian President Vladimir Putin on a trip to Russia, Iranian state media reported on Wednesday.

The Kremlin on Tuesday declined to comment when asked if Russia was ready to take control of Iran's stocks of enriched uranium as part of a possible future nuclear deal between Iran and the United States.

The Guardian reported that Tehran was expected to reject a US proposal to transfer its stockpile of enriched uranium to a third country such as Russia as part of an agreement that Washington is seeking to scale back Iran's nuclear program.