Nuclear enrichment and weaponization are US red lines on Iran, Witkoff tells CNBC
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 25, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 25, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
US envoy Steve Witkoff states that Iran's nuclear enrichment and weaponization are red lines, aiming for a peace agreement.
(Reuters) -Nuclear enrichment and weaponization by Iran are red lines for the United States, President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff told CNBC on Wednesday, adding that he was hopeful for a comprehensive peace agreement with Tehran.
"We can't have weaponization," he said. "That will destabilize the entire region. Everyone will then need a bomb and we just can't have that."
(Reporting by Costas Pitas)
The US red lines concerning Iran are nuclear enrichment and weaponization, as stated by Steve Witkoff.
The US believes that weaponization would destabilize the entire region, prompting other nations to seek nuclear arms.
Steve Witkoff is President Trump's Middle East envoy who expressed concerns about Iran's nuclear activities.
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