Iran said on Monday that it is studying the United States’ proposal on a possible nuclear agreement, but assured that it will not accept any offer that “contains radical or maximalist demands.”
“Naturally, any text or proposal must be examined and answered appropriately and in line with national interests,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei said, when questioned during his weekly press conference about the proposal that Washington sent to Tehran on Saturday through Oman.
Without offering details of the content of the American text, Baghaei stressed that the fact of having received a written proposal “does not mean its acceptance at all, it does not even imply that it is acceptable,” and reiterated that Tehran will not accept “radical demands.”
“No text that contains radical or maximalist demands, and that ignores the rights and legitimate interests of the Iranian people, will receive a positive response from us,” he said.
In this sense, the spokesman for Iranian diplomacy reiterated his country’s right to enrichment of uranium for peaceful purposes, and remarked that Tehran’s main objective in nuclear negotiations with the United States is the effective lifting of sanctions.
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Baghaei added that both parties “are fully aware of the red lines of the other,” including Iran’s position of continuing with uranium enrichment within the country, despite the fact that Washington has repeatedly demanded “zero enrichment” and the dismantling of Iranian nuclear facilities.
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchí, reported on Saturday that his counterpart from Oman, Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, made a brief visit to Tehran to personally deliver the US proposal. USA.
Araqchí said yesterday that the Iranian response is in the process of being prepared.
For its part, the White House has urged Iran to accept its offer to seal a nuclear agreement.
“The best thing for your interest is to accept it,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement on Saturday.
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The US proposal was transmitted to Iran after the publication of a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that denounced that Tehran continues to develop the most controversial aspects of its nuclear program, with an increase of almost 50% in the production of highly enriched uranium – close to 90% necessary for military use – between February and May.
Since April 12, Iran and the United States have held five rounds of indirect contacts, sponsored by Oman, amid important disagreements over the enrichment of uranium by the Persian country.
Iran has insisted on its “inalienable” right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes and has reiterated that it will only agree to limit its nuclear program in exchange for the total lifting of sanctions. Washington, on the other hand, demands a commitment of “zero enrichment.”
The last round of dialogue took place on Friday, May 23, and the date or place of the next meeting has not yet been defined.
Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer amid coup conviction
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been diagnosed with skin cancer while serving a historic sentence for attempting a coup d’état. His medical team confirmed that the lesions have been removed and that, for now, he does not require further procedures, though he will need regular monitoring.
On Wednesday, September 17, Bolsonaro’s doctors confirmed the diagnosis. The announcement comes shortly after the former leader was convicted of orchestrating an attempted coup.
According to his physician, Claudio Birolini, Bolsonaro has “squamous cell carcinoma, which is neither the most benign nor the most aggressive form — it is intermediate.” Birolini warned, however, that this type of skin cancer “can carry more serious consequences.”
Milei praises Paraguay’s growth, calls Argentina’s last 20 years a ‘decline’
Argentine President Javier Milei praised Paraguay’s economic growth over the past two decades during a speech before the Paraguayan Congress on Wednesday (Sept. 17, 2025), crediting it to incentives that favored capitalism. At the same time, he contrasted that progress with what he described as Argentina’s deepening “decline” during the same period.
“If we compare the last 20 years of Paraguay with those of the Argentine Republic, we will find almost diametrically opposite results,” Milei told lawmakers during a special session of Parliament on the second and final day of his official visit to Asunción.
“While you have not stopped growing, we have deepened our decline. If we understand incentives as the engine of capitalism, Paraguay focused on preserving and strengthening them, while Argentina dedicated itself to chaining, directing, and suffocating them,” the right-wing leader stated.
Trump administration launches large-scale immigration operation in Chicago
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump intensified a large-scale immigration operation in the Chicago area with the arrival of additional Border Patrol agents on Tuesday and the presence of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem during a raid.
Noem posted a video on her X account showing the immigration operation, in which DHS reportedly removed “violent criminals” from the streets. The footage shows Noem observing the arrest of a man taken into custody at his home early Tuesday morning at an undisclosed location.
“I was in Chicago today to make it clear that we will not back down,” the secretary wrote. “Our work is just beginning,” she added.
The warning from Noem was echoed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief Gregory Bovino, who posted a video on X Tuesday showing multiple Border Patrol vehicles arriving in the city with the caption: “Chicago, we are here!”
Bovino, who led the immigration crackdown in Los Angeles implemented since last June, said the team will remain in Chicago to continue the mission they started in California.
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Operation “Midway Blitz” is currently focused on the Chicago metropolitan area and its suburbs. Activists and residents have reported sightings of masked agents and unmarked vehicles in predominantly Latino neighborhoods.