Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say
Iran's Supreme Leader has ordered that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium must remain within its borders, complicating ongoing peace talks with the U.S. and Israel. This directive reflects Iran's hardening stance against U.S. demands regarding its nuclear program. Tensions remain high as both sides navigate the complexities of negotiations amidst ongoing military conflicts.
- ▪Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad.
- ▪U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed that the United States will not allow Iran to keep its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
- ▪Iranian officials believe that sending enriched uranium abroad would make the country more vulnerable to future attacks.
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An Iranian worker pushes a cart in front of a large billboard displaying pictures of late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi at the Enghelab square in Tehran, Iran, Thursday. Tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue as a deal has not been reached. EPA-YonhapDUBAI — 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.Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's order could further frustrate U.S.
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