Iran will not transfer any part of its enriched uranium stockpile outside the country, the country's senior security official Mohsen Rezaei has said, rejecting a US proposal to move its 60 per cent enriched uranium to a third country.
Rezaei reaffirmed Tehran's position in an interview with Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen television channel.
He said Iran had also informed Russia, which had offered to receive and store the highly enriched uranium, of its decision.
Although Iran has repeatedly rejected proposals to transfer its uranium stockpile abroad, it has not ruled out reducing the level of uranium enrichment under international monitoring.
Meanwhile, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new missile base, also known as a 'missile city', showcasing various types of ballistic and cruise missiles along with their launch systems.
Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Ali Abdollahi and IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Brigadier General Majid Mousavi attended the unveiling ceremony.
Mohabi said the IRGC Aerospace Force had rapidly shifted its missile and drone production facilities from surface-level sites to underground locations.
He added that the force had gone beyond building underground weapons storage facilities, establishing what it calls 'missile production cities' deep beneath the ground.
- MaT