On Sunday, Axios reported that the Omani authorities had proposed the creation of a regional consortium for uranium enrichment for "civilian purposes" under the auspices of the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). According to Axios, the location of the consortium's facilities remains in doubt. As an unnamed source told the portal, the United States wants them to stay outside of Iran.

"Iran is ready to conclude a nuclear deal with the United States based on the idea of creating a regional uranium enrichment consortium, provided that it is located on Iranian territory," the statement said.

According to the interlocutor of the portal, if the consortium is located outside of Iran, it "will definitely be doomed to failure."

On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said that the potential US deal with Iran does not provide for the enrichment of uranium by the Islamic Republic in any form.

On Monday, Abolfazl Zohrevand, a member of the Iranian parliament, said that the United States' proposals to the Islamic Republic on a nuclear deal envisage the suspension of uranium enrichment and the creation of a consortium between the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Iran. Earlier, Iran said it was not considering the option of temporarily suspending uranium enrichment, while the Iranian Foreign Ministry then commented on the possibility of suspending enrichment for a year. In addition, Tehran stated that the creation of a consortium should not be an alternative to enrichment on the territory of Iran itself. ria.ru.