US wants Iran to give up right ‘to any nuclear programme’

In the 10-point framework proposed by Iran, there was no mention of a complete surrender of nuclear ambitions. But what the US is essentially asking Iran now is that they give up their right to any nuclear programme, even for medicinal purposes. The Iranians have been saying throughout this conflict that, for the last several years, there has been a decree by the supreme leader that they will not develop a nuclear weapon. This is something they came very close to agreeing to in Geneva and in Oman, and then they were attacked. There is a sea of mistrust that they are trying to build bridges over, and statements like this and leaving the negotiations with an ultimatum are not going to help bridge those divides.