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Iran Agreed to Give Up Enriched Uranium in Deal Announced by Trump, U.S. Officials Say

Iran Agreed to Give Up Enriched Uranium in Deal Announced by Trump, U.S. Officials Say

Published by Sam Flores

One key element of the proposed agreement between Iran and the United States is an apparent commitment by Tehran to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, according to two U.S. officials. White House officials did not return requests for comment. President Trump said on Saturday that the United States was close to reaching an agreement with Iran toward ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. But he provided no details, and it was not clear what hurdles might remain to closing a deal. U.S. officials said that the proposal did not settle the issue of precisely how Iran would give up its stockpile, putting off the details for a coming round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program. But a general statement that Iran will commit to doing so, a longtime goal of the United States, is critical to the deal — especially if the overall agreement is greeted with skepticism by Republicans on Capitol Hill. Iran has made no public statements on the agreement that Mr. Trump announced. Iran originally balked …

Iran Says ‘No Deal’ Will Materialize If US Insists On Enriched Uranium Handover

Iran Says ‘No Deal’ Will Materialize If US Insists On Enriched Uranium Handover

Published by Jenni Sidey

Summary Iran Foreign Ministry says “no deal” will be reached if the US makes enriched uranium handover demand (Al Jazeera). Rubio confirms that there’s been no deal and that “we’re not there yet” – amid broader late morning pushback against morning optimistic, premature headlines. Saudi sources report Pakistan army chief & a Qatar delegation en route to Tehran, after which Field Marshal Munir arrives – calls trip ‘last ditch effort’ to avert war. Influential Iranian parliament member threatens ‘preemptive’ military action if preparations & movements by US forces in region is perceived.  US x Iran permanent peace deal by June 15, 2026?Yes 40% · No 61%View full market & trade on Polymarket Speculation Over Trump Staying Close to D.C. There’s been plenty of afternoon speculation that President Trump could order renewed attacks on Iran this Memorial Day weekend after the below Truth Social post on missing his son’s wedding… Iran FM: Agreement ‘Not Close’ Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson says cannot necessarily say that have reached a point where an agreement is close, Tasnim reports; focus of negotiations is on ending the …

Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say

Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say

Published by Sam Flores

DUBAI: 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 said, hardening Tehran’s stance on one of the main United States demands at peace talks. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s order could further frustrate US President Donald Trump and complicate talks on ending the US-Israeli war on Iran. Israeli officials have told Reuters that Trump has assured Israel that Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, needed to make an atomic weapon, will be sent out of Iran and that any peace deal must include a clause on this. Israel, the US and other Western states have long accused Iran of seeking nuclear weapons, including pointing to its move to enrich uranium to 60 per cent, far higher than needed for civilian uses and closer to the 90 per cent needed for a weapon. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will not consider the war over until enriched uranium is removed from Iran, Tehran ends its support for proxy …

DOE’s NNSA Removes Enriched Uranium From Venezuela And Japan

DOE’s NNSA Removes Enriched Uranium From Venezuela And Japan

Published by Jenni Sidey

The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has coordinated with Japan and Venezuela to remove enriched uranium from both countries.  The U.S. has secured its largest-ever HALEU fuel shipment, working in partnership with Japan. This significant transfer advances President Trump’s strategy to restore America’s energy dominance and power next-generation nuclear reactors. https://t.co/h5Oc6f5kRq pic.twitter.com/EG7kA9Eopg — NNSA (@NNSANews) May 7, 2026 The NNSA coordinated with Japanese government and nuclear agencies to transfer 1.7 metric tons of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) from Japan to the US. The material comes from excess supplies at the recently shut-down test reactor in Japan.  Japan has not completely ceased research into new reactor technology, and instead will focus on the Joyo research reactor. There is a long-standing coordination between the US and Japan to offload excess quantities of enriched uranium due to proliferation concerns. Typical commercial reactors run on low-enriched uranium (LEU) which is typically enriched to 3-5%. The percentage of enrichment indicates how much of the fuel is actually usable for fission; the amount of U-235 isotopes present in …

Esper: Sending special forces to find enriched uranium in Iran would be ‘very perilous’ mission

Esper: Sending special forces to find enriched uranium in Iran would be ‘very perilous’ mission

Published by Sam Flores

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said late Monday that any U.S. military mission to secure Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium would be “very perilous.” President Trump has reportedly expressed serious interest in deploying a small contingent of U.S. troops inside Iran to secure some 900 pounds of the nuclear material at a later stage… Source link

Iran Says It Could Dilute Enriched Uranium if All Sanctions Are Lifted

Iran Says It Could Dilute Enriched Uranium if All Sanctions Are Lifted

Published by Sam Flores

DUBAI, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Iran could agree to dilute its most highly enriched ‌uranium ​in exchange for all financial sanctions being ‌lifted, its atomic chief said on Monday, one of the most direct indications so far ​of its position at talks with Washington. U.S. and Iranian diplomats held talks through Omani mediators in Oman last week in an effort to revive ‍diplomacy, after U.S. President Donald Trump positioned ​a naval flotilla in the region raising fears of new military action. The talks follow a crackdown on anti-government demonstrations in Iran last ​month when thousands ⁠of people were killed, the biggest domestic unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Trump joined an Israeli bombing campaign last year and hit Iranian nuclear sites. He also threatened last month to intervene militarily during the protests but ultimately held off. Washington has demanded Iran relinquish its stockpile – estimated last year by the UN nuclear agency at more than 440 kg – of uranium enriched to up ‌to 60% fissile purity, a small step away from the 90% that …

Russia Offers To Remove All Enriched Uranium From Iran

Russia Offers To Remove All Enriched Uranium From Iran

Published by Jenni Sidey

On potential upcoming US-Iran talks, the two sides can’t agree on scope – with Washington wanting to go beyond just the nuclear sphere and into the question of Tehran putting limits on its ballistic missile arsenal. The Iranians have given a firm no on this, and so the talks look doomed to fail. But Russia is now offering – or at least reiterating – a potentially huge overture. “Moscow is willing to take what remains of Iran’s enriched uranium,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said Wednesday. “At the same time, it is important to note that the aforementioned stockpiles belong to Iran. Their presence in no way contradicts Tehran’s obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,” Zakharova stressed in a  fresh press briefing, as quoted by Kommersant. This explanation backs the longtime insistence by Iranian leadership that its nuclear development is only for peaceful domestic energy, and not for weapons. “Tehran has full rights to the material, including deciding whether to remove it from Iranian territory and where to export it,”  Zakharova …