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It didn\u2019t go well.<\/p>\n
As the U.S. delegation laid out its position that Iran couldn\u2019t enrich uranium for the next 10 years, the Iranian side balked, said a senior Trump administration official who described the meeting on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n
Iran has an \u201cinalienable right\u201d to enrich uranium, Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, told the Americans. And the U.S. has an \u201cinalienable right\u201d to stop you, Steve Witkoff, a member of the U.S. delegation, replied.<\/p>\n
After having heard the U.S. demands, Araghchi started yelling at Witkoff, who was accompanied at the meeting by President Donald Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner, among others, said the senior official.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you prefer, I can leave,\u201d Witkoff said.<\/p>\n
Araghchi\u2019s representatives didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n
Afterward, the American delegation reported back to Trump what had happened. Trump was \u201cnonplussed,\u201d the senior official said.<\/p>\n
By Saturday morning, the U.S. was at war.<\/p>\n
…<\/p>\n
\u201cThey weren\u2019t willing to stop their nuclear research,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThey weren\u2019t willing to say they will not have a nuclear weapon. Very simple.\u201d”<\/p>\n
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