Iran seeks Persian Gulf nuclear consortium with UAE, Saudi – Guardian

Iran has proposed forming a uranium enrichment consortium with Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the Guardian reported, in a move Tehran hopes will counter US objections and bind regional powers into its nuclear program.

“The proposal is seen as a way of locking Gulf states into supporting Iran’s position that it should be allowed to retain enrichment capabilities,” the Guardian wrote.

Tehran has not confirmed if the idea was formally raised in three-hour talks with US officials in Oman on Sunday.