State Dept. Spox: ‘Unacceptable’ for Iran to Have a Nuclear Weapon

Bruce Andrea Mitchell Mitchell ░░░░░░░░ Thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ Let me follow up ░░░░░░░░ the Saturday meeting Bruce ░░░░░░░░ Mitchell Because when they ░░░░░░░░ the last meetings initially ░░░░░░░░ Witkoff said that the ░░░░░░░░ S would agree to ░░░░░░░░ dismantling but then it ░░░░░░░░ clarified Bruce Would agree ░░░░░░░░ what I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ To not require Iran ░░░░░░░░ dismantle everything that they ░░░░░░░░ that if they their ░░░░░░░░ Iranian position has been ░░░░░░░░ to my best understanding ░░░░░░░░ they want to retain ░░░░░░░░ for a peaceful nuclear ░░░░░░░░ for a civilian program ░░░░░░░░ verification under the NPT ░░░░░░░░ are willing to give ░░░░░░░░ what they had broken ░░░░░░░░ to 60 percent in ░░░░░░░░ last couple of years ░░░░░░░░ the U S and ░░░░░░░░ allies and the rest ░░░░░░░░ the world Bruce Everyone ░░░░░░░░ Mitchell But the position ░░░░░░░░ is that they are ░░░░░░░░ apparently that they will ░░░░░░░░ totally dismantle any nuclear ░░░░░░░░ Is the U S ░░░░░░░░ that they have to ░░░░░░░░ even what could be ░░░░░░░░ proved to be a ░░░░░░░░ low level enrichment of ░░░░░░░░ power And I had ░░░░░░░░ other question to ask ░░░░░░░░ Bruce Let me answer ░░░░░░░░ one while it s ░░░░░░░░ and then I will ░░░░░░░░ stay with you I ░░░░░░░░ not going to I ░░░░░░░░ t scoot I promise ░░░░░░░░ this is important because ░░░░░░░░ I because I do ░░░░░░░░ understand it s an ░░░░░░░░ question But that is ░░░░░░░░ course if we were ░░░░░░░░ to be negotiating through ░░░░░░░░ conversations or on television ░░░░░░░░ anywhere else we wouldn ░░░░░░░░ need to be going ░░░░░░░░ Rome on Saturday Those ░░░░░░░░ issues that I suppose ░░░░░░░░ would want to have ░░░░░░░░ in the media or ░░░░░░░░ publicly but that s ░░░░░░░░ the nature of what ░░░░░░░░ negotiations are That s ░░░░░░░░ a reflection of what ░░░░░░░░ Mitchell But the U ░░░░░░░░ position has been that ░░░░░░░░ have to totally dismantle ░░░░░░░░ that still the U ░░░░░░░░ position That s been ░░░░░░░░ public position that the ░░░░░░░░ and the secretary Bruce ░░░░░░░░ right the bright red ░░░░░░░░ is that Iran will ░░░░░░░░ have a nuclear weapon ░░░░░░░░ is unacceptable That s ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s statement ░░░░░░░░ the start Now one ░░░░░░░░ ask if you need ░░░░░░░░ uranium at 60 percent ░░░░░░░░ a peaceful program I ░░░░░░░░ not in those negotiations ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ will be asked But ░░░░░░░░ is the bright red ░░░░░░░░ and that s going ░░░░░░░░ be discussed in private ░░░░░░░░ the people who are ░░░░░░░░ to have that conversation ░░░░░░░░ if there is anything ░░░░░░░░ know it s what ░░░░░░░░ acceptable and not acceptable ░░░░░░░░ President Trump and that ░░░░░░░░ has been clear Mitchell ░░░░░░░░ I understand that Bruce ░░░░░░░░ ma am Mitchell But ░░░░░░░░ a much lower level ░░░░░░░░ 5 percent plus they ░░░░░░░░ question was whether they ░░░░░░░░ to give up all ░░░░░░░░ which has been Bruce ░░░░░░░░ you know if Mitchell ░░░░░░░░ has been the official ░░░░░░░░ S position Bruce If ░░░░░░░░ were in Rome and ░░░░░░░░ lunch we could have ░░░░░░░░ conversation I will certainly ░░░░░░░░ not at all presume ░░░░░░░░ diplomatic conversations or now ░░░░░░░░ might be negotiations I ░░░░░░░░ not going to presume ░░░░░░░░ them or comment or ░░░░░░░░ an opinion.”