Progress in U.S.-Iran nuclear talks: Washington has permitted Iran to retain uranium enriched to 3.67% within its territory, and Tehran has agreed.

According to Al Arabiya TV, citing Arab sources on November 10, a joint initiative by Qatar and Pakistan has facilitated the resumption of substantive negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. The two sides are now working out concrete arrangements for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors’ return to Iran—though the scope of the inspectors’ mandate remains undecided. Washington has agreed to allow Iran to retain its existing stockpile of uranium enriched to 3.67%—a position accepted by Tehran. Additionally, the U.S. and Iran are exploring feasible pathways—potentially involving third countries—to reduce the enrichment level of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile. A preliminary agreement is expected, with its core element being the U.S. demand that Iran cut its current stockpile of uranium enriched to 60%.