Leaked: The 5 Non-Negotiable US Demands Presented to Iran in Geneva

The highly anticipated third round of indirect nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran has officially commenced in Geneva, and the opening hand from Washington is nothing short of an absolute ultimatum.
According to a bombshell Thursday morning report by The Wall Street Journal, U.S. Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have presented Iranian officials with a stark list of requirements. Bypassing incremental diplomacy, the American delegation laid out five core demands that Tehran must meet to avert a massive, impending military strike.
The Five Pillars of Capitulation
The reported framework completely abandons the structure of the original 2015 JCPOA agreement, demanding total surrender of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure:
* 1. Total Facility Dismantlement: Iran must fully and permanently dismantle its three primary nuclear sites—the deeply buried Fordow enrichment plant, the Natanz facility, and the Isfahan nuclear technology center.
* 2. Uranium Extraction: Rather than diluting its existing stockpiles or shipping them to Russia (as Iran previously proposed), Tehran must transfer the entirety of its enriched uranium inventory directly into the custody of the United States.
* 3. Permanent Restrictions: There will be absolutely no “sunset clauses.” Unlike the Obama-era deal where restrictions expired over time, the new limitations placed on Iran’s nuclear and aerospace activities must be written into an indefinite, permanent treaty.
* 4. The “Zero Enrichment” Standard: Iran must accept a baseline of zero uranium enrichment on its soil. The sole concession offered by the U.S. is allowing the regime to retain the Tehran Research Reactor, strictly for the production of civilian medical isotopes.
* 5. Conditional Economic Relief: The U.S. will not offer massive, immediate unfreezing of assets. Any initial sanctions relief will be strictly limited and heavily phased, with further economic easing tied directly and exclusively to verified, step-by-step Iranian compliance.
A “Take It or Leave It” Scenario
The severity of the U.S. terms reflects the immense military pressure currently suffocating the Iranian regime. With F-22 Raptors staging in Israel, B-2 bombers on standby, and two carrier strike groups deployed to the region, the Trump administration is negotiating with a loaded gun on the table.
For Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the demands present an existential dilemma. Acceding to the total dismantlement of Fordow and Natanz would be viewed domestically as a humiliating surrender, potentially triggering the collapse of the Ayatollah’s regime amid ongoing student protests in Tehran. However, rejecting the demands all but guarantees a devastating U.S. air campaign against those very same facilities in the coming days.