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Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say
The order hardens Tehran’s stance as talks stall over a stockpile the International Atomic Energy Agency says topped 440.9 kg before the 2025 strikes.
- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a directive that Iran's near-weapons-grade uranium must not leave the country, hardening Tehran's stance on a key United States demand during peace talks.
- Iranian officials believe sending the material abroad would leave the country vulnerable to future United States and Israeli attacks, rejecting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's demand for removal as a war-ending condition.
- The IAEA estimates Iran had 440.9 kg of uranium enriched to 60% before June 2025, with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi reporting slightly more than 200 kg remains stored in Isfahan tunnels.
- President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to proceed with further attacks if Iran does not agree to a peace deal, as the directive complicates negotiations to end the war.
- While negotiators have narrowed some gaps, deep suspicion persists as Iran's top peace negotiator Mohammad-Baqher Ghalibaf warned Wednesday that "obvious and hidden moves by the enemy" suggest the United States is preparing new attacks.
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Khamenei says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, senior Iranian sources say
Mojtaba Khamenei's order could further frustrate Trump and complicate talks on ending the US-Israeli war on Iran. Netanyahu has said he will not consider the war over until Iran's enriched uranium is removed
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Total News Sources21
Leaning Left5Leaning Right6Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
L 39%
15%
R 46%
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