Mojtaba forbids export of enriched uranium: officials
Iran's Supreme Leader has prohibited the export of enriched uranium, intensifying the country's position in ongoing peace negotiations. This directive is expected to complicate discussions with the U.S. regarding the ongoing conflict involving Israel and Iran. Iranian officials believe that retaining the uranium stockpile is crucial for national security against potential attacks.
- ▪Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive against exporting enriched uranium.
- ▪The decision complicates U.S.-Iran peace talks and frustrates President Trump.
- ▪Iranian officials argue that sending uranium abroad would increase vulnerability to attacks.
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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 U.S. demands at peace talks.Also read: Israel-Iran war updates on May 21, 2026Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s order could further frustrate U.S. President Donald Trump and complicate talks on ending the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.Israeli officials have said that Mr. 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.“The Supreme Leader’s directive, and the consensus within the establishment, is that the stockpile of enriched uranium should not leave the country,” said…
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