President Donald Trump on Monday evening looked to reaffirm his administration’s position when it comes to nuclear negotiations with Iran and said Tehran will not be allowed “any enrichment of uranium.”

His message, which surfaced on multiple social media platforms, appeared to be a direct response to a report by Axios which cited two sources with “direct knowledge” of a secret proposal that Washington provided to Tehran, allegedly said the U.S. would agree to permit “limited low-level uranium enrichment on Iranian soil for a to-be-determined period of time.”

“If some parties are proposing such a process, we welcome it and have no problem with participation either. But we emphasize that such an initiative cannot replace enrichment inside Iran,” the spokesperson said. 

The White House has not said how long it will attempt to negotiate with Iran over its nuclear program, as security officials have repeatedly warned that Iran could be playing for time as the threat of U.N. snapback sanctions is set to expire come October. 

Iran on Tuesday reiterated that it is not going to abandon negotiations but suggested it would not cave to Washington’s demands either. 

U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, left, shakes hands with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Muscat, Oman, on April 12, 2025. (Oman News Agency/ Handout via Reuters)

“Iran won’t leave the negotiating table while protecting its national interests,” a spokesperson for the Iranian government, Fatemeh Mohajerani, said, according to the Tasnim News Agency.

Though she added, “All scenarios are on the table. We are prepared for everything.”