Iran Rejects Germany’s Demand to Halt Uranium Enrichment

The public rejection turns a bilateral demand into a restatement of Iran's NPT framing, which shifts the dispute from a technical enrichment question to one of treaty interpretation. That matters for European governments trying to keep diplomatic channels open, since Tehran is answering a German demand with a legal-rights argument rather than a negotiating offer. Whether Germany and its partners adjust their approach or escalate through other channels is the open question to watch.