U.S. has shown flexibility on Iran maintaining limited nuclear activities, source says
The United States has shown some flexibility regarding Iran's limited nuclear activities, according to a senior Iranian source. However, the U.S. has only agreed to release a quarter of Iran's frozen assets, which Iran seeks to have reconsidered. The negotiations continue to focus on contentious issues such as uranium enrichment and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
- ▪The U.S. allows Iran to maintain limited peaceful nuclear activities under IAEA supervision.
- ▪Washington has agreed to free only a quarter of Iran's frozen assets.
- ▪Iran is pushing for an end to the war and lifting maritime sanctions.
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The United States has shown flexibility on allowing Iran to maintain limited peaceful nuclear activities under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a senior Iranian source told Reuters on Monday (May 18, 2026).The source said that on the issue of Iran’s frozen assets, however, Washington has so far only agreed to free one quarter of those assets according to a phased timetable. Iran wants the U.S. to reconsider both positions, the source said.
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