Mohammad Eslami made the remarks in Tehran on Monday while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of the "Electrical and Radiation Safety" Laboratory.

Addressing recent speculations regarding the potential removal of enriched uranium from Iranian soil, he dismissed the reports as "content pursued by various pressure elements" against Iran.

“Such a matter has fundamentally not been on the agenda,” Eslami clarified, adding that the proposal may have come “from a country or individual thinking it might help.”

Iran and the United States held new nuclear talks on Friday, with both sides signaling that further discussions are expected soon.

The two countries had previously conducted five rounds of negotiations before the US–Israeli agression in June, but those efforts yielded no breakthrough.

Before US and Israeli strikes on its nuclear facilities, Iran had enriched uranium to 60 percent, exceeding the 3.67% limit set under the now-defunct 2015 nuclear agreement with the United States and other countries.

Iran possessed around 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium before the US–Israeli agression, and the fate of this stockpile has been a central focus of discussions.

In May 2018, US President Donald Trump unilaterally and illegally withdrew the US from the nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions under the so-called “maximum pressure” campaign.

When asked about the possibility of Iran's nuclear file being referred to the UN Security Council, Eslami emphasized that the outcome depends entirely on the political will and "honesty" of the Western parties.

"It depends on how truthful they are and to what extent they wish to avoid repeating their past mistakes," he said.

"If they have the sincerity to set aside nuclear pretexts and stop creating problems for the Iranian people, the situation will change. However, their current trend of using every tool to disrupt the country's progress will never succeed; it has failed in the past and will fail in the future, whether in the Board of Governors or the Security Council," the AEOI chief added.

Eslami reiterated that Iran operates strictly within the framework of Safeguards and the law, noting that despite years of intensive inspections, there has not been a single report of non-compliance.

Criticizing 's silence on attacks

Iran's nuclear chief slammed the International Atomic Energy Agency () for its silence over military attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.

He pointed out that the Agency has an "unfulfilled duty" to condemn attacks on sites that are under its own supervision and certification.

"If we are under the Agency's supervision and hold its credentials, the cannot remain silent or display unprofessional, political behavior regarding such incidents," Eslami stated.

Iran proposed a plan at the General Conference to bar attacks on safeguarded nuclear facilities, but the United States formally blocked it, he said.

Regarding the current status of interactions, Eslami confirmed that cooperation continues for facilities that were not targeted in US-Israeli military strikes.

"With the authorization of the Supreme Council [of National Security], inspection teams have visited and monitored these centers since the conflict," Eslami said.

He added that a few remaining sites are scheduled for inspection "in the coming days," confirming that technical engagement remains active within the safeguards framework.