Enrichment Remains Key Sticking Point in U.S.-Iran Negotiations

The U.S.-Iran talks on a nuclear deal “will lead nowhere” if the United States continues to insist that Iran halts uranium enrichment, a top Iranian official said on Monday.   “Our position on enrichment is clear and we have repeatedly stated that it is a national achievement from which we will not back down,” Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, was quoted as saying by Iranian media.  Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump said “We're in very serious negotiations…