Ghalibaf Tells Al Jazeera Washington Must Decide on Iran's Latest Proposal; Tehran Has Rejected Moving Its 60% Enriched Uranium to a Third Country

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator, said in an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera published on Thursday, 12 November 2026 (21 Aban 1405), that it is up to the United States to answer Iran's position in the latest round of talks, saying the ball is in the US court. He said Washington must accept the limits of its own legal rights in the region and move on. In its live coverage, Al Jazeera wrote that Ghalibaf said the US must make and announce a decision on Iran's latest proposal, after Tehran rejected a US proposal to move Iran's stockpile of 60% enriched uranium to a third country. A companion Al Jazeera clip summarises his remarks as Iran being open to a deal if the US refrains from excessive demands.

Ghalibaf had already said on 3 November (12 Aban) that Iran's answer had been delivered and that the ball was in Washington's court; what is new in today's interview is Iran's stated position on the 60% uranium stockpile.