Iranian state media has continued to say Tehran will pursue uranium enrichment. This is a key policy of the current government, “because this is a scientific achievement; an achievement that we have achieved ourselves,

Iran 's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that Tehran cannot abandon its uranium enrichment programme, which was seriously damaged in June’s conflict with Israel. The declaration follows five rounds of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington, mediated by Oman, which failed to agree on the extent of Iran's enrichment.

Officials in Israel are acknowledging that some enriched uranium may have survived the powerful U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last month.