US EditionWhite House Claims ‘No Indication’ Iran Moved Uranium Before US Strikes
- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied any intelligence indicating Iran moved highly enriched uranium before U.S. strikes on its nuclear sites over the weekend.
- This denial contrasts with reports from a senior Iranian source and experts who claimed most near weapons-grade uranium had been relocated before the early Sunday attack.
- Satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies revealed heightened activity and a line of vehicles outside the Fordow facility during Thursday and Friday preceding the strikes.
- President Trump stated on social media that no material was moved, explaining concrete workers had been covering shaft openings with vehicles at the site.
- Despite differing reports, Hegseth referenced CIA Director Ratcliffe in emphasizing that the U.S. strikes inflicted significant damage on Iran's nuclear program, which would require a prolonged period to restore.
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White House claims ‘no indication’ Iran moved uranium before US strikes
The White House said US intelligence had been monitoring Iran’s nuclear sites for weeks before launching secret airstrikes last weekend, and insisted there was no sign Iran moved enriched uranium beforehand, calling the mission a historic success.
Pete Hegseth Follows Suit, Insists Iran Didn’t Move Uranium Ahead Of U.S. Strike
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed back Tuesday against reports suggesting Iran may have relocated nuclear material ahead of U.S. airstrikes over the weekend. Trump, posting on Truth Social, claimed that “nothing was taken out of [the] facility” before the bombing, arguing the uranium was too “heavy and hard to move.” He said vehicles seen at the site were operated by workers attempting to cover the facility’s shaft…
No known intelligence that Iran moved uranium, U.S. defense chief says
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said he was unaware of any intelligence suggesting Iran had moved any of its highly enriched uranium to shield it from U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear program over the weekend."I'm not aware of any intelligence
Hegseth dodges question about Iran moving uranium
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke this morning at the Pentagon, criticizing the media for reporting the enriched uranium was moved prior to the bombing. NBC News’ Monica Alba and Courtney Kube report the latest. President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass and former CIA official Marc Polymeropoulos join Ana Cabrera to explain why it’s “unlikely Iran will give up its nuclear program.”
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