Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say
Two senior Iranian sources said Tehran is weighing dilution under International Atomic Energy Agency oversight as mistrust deepens and major gaps remain in peace talks.
- 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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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered that highly enriched uranium should not be brought abroad. Thus, the leadership hardens its attitude towards a central US demand for an end of war. US President Donald Trump is expected to continue to annoy ... The Iranian leadership assumes that an export of uranium would make the country more vulnerable to future attacks by the US and Israel. The International Atomic Energy Agency (I…
Iran Hardens Nuclear Stance, Rejecting U.S. Demand to Remove Enriched Uranium from Country
WASHINGTON – Iran has hardened its position in fragile peace negotiations with the United States, with the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, reportedly ordering that Iran’s stockpile of near-weapons-grade enriched uranium must remain inside the country. The directive, reported Thursday, directly challenges a core demand from the Trump administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin [...] The post Iran Hardens Nuclear Stanc…
Earlier this Thursday, Iran's supreme leader issued an order banning the shipment of enriched uranium to the outside world.
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