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The United States has positioned its first dedicated \u201cone-way\u201d kamikaze drone unit for potential use against Iran, as the latest round of nuclear negotiations in Geneva wrapped without a deal and Tehran reportedly rejected Washington\u2019s core demands.<\/span><\/p>\n Talks concluded Thursday with American and Iranian negotiators still far apart on key issues, according to reporting<\/a> by the Wall Street Journal<\/em>. U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner pressed Tehran to dismantle its primary nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, transfer all enriched uranium stockpiles out of the country, and permanently end uranium enrichment on Iranian soil without sunset provisions similar to those contained in the 2015 nuclear accord.<\/span><\/p>\n The American proposal called for an agreement that would remain in force indefinitely rather than expire over time, with only limited sanctions relief offered contingent on sustained Iranian compliance.<\/span><\/p>\n Iran reportedly rejected those demands at the negotiating table, objecting to the transfer of uranium abroad, the dismantlement of its nuclear infrastructure, a permanent halt to enrichment, and enduring restrictions on its program, according to the Journal<\/em> and individuals familiar with the talks.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOur proposal affirms that uranium enrichment is a sovereign right,\u201d an Iranian official told<\/a> Al Jazeera during the discussions, adding that \u201cthe principle of zero uranium enrichment forever, dismantling of nuclear facilities and the transfer of uranium stockpiles is completely rejected.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n While Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi \u2014 who is mediating between the sides \u2014 described<\/a> the talks as showing \u201csignificant progress\u201d and said technical discussions would resume next week in Vienna, no formal American readout has been released.<\/span><\/p>\n