Trump says U.S. wants Iran to hand over enriched uranium as mediators work on peace deal
Trump said the uranium must be recovered and destroyed as Iran rejects U.S. demands, leaving the material as a key obstacle to any deal.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump vowed the United States will recover Iran's 900 pounds of highly enriched uranium to prevent nuclear weapon development.
- Iran's Supreme Leader recently issued a directive banning the export of its near-weapons-grade uranium, defying United States demands to remove the material from the country.
- Trump told reporters at the White House that the U.S. will "probably destroy it" after retrieval, claiming the material was buried by joint Israeli and American airstrikes nearly a year ago.
- Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir is expected in Tehran on Thursday to advance indirect negotiations as Iran reviews the latest American proposal for a deal.
- Trump indicated he is willing to wait "a couple of days" for an Iranian response, noting his team was "pretty impressed" by negotiators but emphasized "we have to get the right answers" to prevent war.
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Trump returns to more definitive tone on controlling Iran's uranium
Last week, Donald Trump suggested that he might be OK with some 970 pounds of highly enriched uranium believed to be buried beneath Iranian nuclear facilities that were targeted by U.S. military strikes
UPDATE 1-Trump vows U.S. will retrieve uranium from Iran
Retrieving the uranium is part of Trump's central objective of his war on Iran that Tehran will not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources told Reuters.
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