Did Iran agree to end its nuclear enrichment as part of ceasefire? Here's why confusion still prevails

In the Farsi (Persian) version of its 10-point ceasefire plan, Iran included the phrase ‘acceptance of enrichment’ for its nuclear programme. However, this reference was absent from the English versions shared by Iranian diplomats with journalists, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday, hours after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire in the US-Iran war.

This led to confusion over the agreement on Iran’s nuclear enrichment as part of the ceasefire conditions.

Iranian state media said that the next phase of talks with the United States will be held in Islamabad, Pakistan, to finalise the details of an agreement aimed at “confirming Iran’s battlefield achievements.” Iran's Supreme Security Council submitted a 10-point proposal to the US via Pakistan to end the war with the United States and Israel.

The 10-point proposal included a protocol for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz apart from Iranian demands for sanctions to be lifted, reconstruction of damaged infrastructure and an end to regional hostilities.

After the ceasefire announcement, US President Donald Trump had said ending Iran's nuclear programme entirely was a key point of the war. But Iranian state media also said the 10-point plan for securing an end to the war would require Washington to accept its uranium enrichment program – a previous red line for the Trump administration, the Guardian reported.

Soon after the ceasefire annoucement, Trump told news agency AFP that Iran's Uranium would be "perfectly taken care of" under a two-week ceasefire deal with Tehran.

Despite reported damage to facilities from US-Israeli strikes in 2025, Iran continues to demand the lifting of sanctions and recognition of its enrichment program, using its stockpile as a strategic lever.

By June 2025, the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) reported Iran held roughly 440.9 kg of 60 per cent enriched uranium, 184.1 kg of 20 per cent enriched, and over 6,000 kg of 5 per cent enriched Uranium.

In November 2025, in a closed-door meeting in Vienna, IAEA members passed a resolution seeking clarity from Iran on the enriched uranium stockpile and damaged atomic sites.

The resolution, passed by the diplomats on the UN nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board, urged Iran to comply fully and without delay with its legal obligations" under existing UN Security Council resolutions "and to extend full and prompt cooperation to the IAEA.

Trump announced the ceasefire in a social media post. Hours before the announcement, Pakistan, a mediator in the West Asia war, urged Trump to stand down from the 8 pm Eastern time (5:30 am IST on Wednesday) deadline he had set for Iran to accede to his demands.

Trump said he agreed to Pakistan's proposal, which calls for a two-week ceasefire and the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Over the next two weeks, Trump said the United States will work to finalise an agreement with Iran.

(With inputs from AP and AFP)