Trump Claims Deal Will Include Moving Enriched Uranium to US; Iran Denies Export
Trump claims a US-Iran peace deal is near and involves moving Iran's enriched uranium to the US, a statement Iranian officials dismissed as 'alternative facts.'
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(Central News Agency, Phoenix, Arizona, 17th) US President Donald Trump stated today that any peace agreement reached between the United States and Iran will involve both sides using excavators to remove uranium from Iranian nuclear facilities, which will then be transferred to US territory. Iran, however, denied that it would ship enriched uranium out of the country.
According to an AFP report, the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated earlier that Iran's enriched uranium stockpile will not be transferred anywhere.
At the conservative 'Turning Point USA' campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, Trump said: 'Someone asked, how are we going to get the nuclear dust? We are going to go in with Iran and use a lot of excavators.'
He also said: 'We need the largest excavators anyone can imagine.'
'But we will go in with Iran, we will get it, and we will bring it back to the United States very soon.'
Trump's remarks further elaborate on his claim yesterday that Iran has agreed to hand over its enriched uranium, though he did not provide specific handover details.
The United States accuses Iran of hoarding enriched uranium with the intention of building nuclear bombs. Trump often uses the term 'nuclear dust' to refer to Iran's enriched uranium stockpile, though sometimes he also uses the term to refer to the material left behind after the US military launched airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in June last year.
Trump sounded increasingly optimistic today when discussing the possibility of reaching a peace agreement with Iran. He told AFP that currently there are 'no sticking points' and that the agreement is 'very close' to being reached.
According to CNN, Trump said the agreement would include the US taking charge of Iran's nuclear materials, but Iranian officials refuted this.
Trump also stated that Iran is removing 'all naval mines' 'with the assistance of the United States.' He claimed that Iran has agreed that 'the most important thing is to never possess nuclear weapons. They will never possess nuclear weapons.'
A senior Iranian official told CNN that some of Trump's claims are 'alternative facts.' This official denied the assertion that Iran would ship its highly enriched uranium stockpile abroad or indefinitely halt uranium enrichment activities, warning that such public statements could complicate the ongoing diplomatic negotiations. (Translator: Lu Yingzi) 1150418
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(Central News Agency, Phoenix, Arizona, 17th) US President Donald Trump stated today that any peace agreement reached between the United States and Iran will involve both sides using excavators to remove uranium from Iranian nuclear facilities, which will then be transferred to US territory. Iran, however, denied that it would ship enriched uranium out of the country.
According to an AFP report, the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated earlier that Iran's enriched uranium stockpile will not be transferred anywhere.
At the conservative 'Turning Point USA' campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, Trump said: 'Someone asked, how are we going to get the nuclear dust? We are going to go in with Iran and use a lot of excavators.'
He also said: 'We need the largest excavators anyone can imagine.'
'But we will go in with Iran, we will get it, and we will bring it back to the United States very soon.'
Trump's remarks further elaborate on his claim yesterday that Iran has agreed to hand over its enriched uranium, though he did not provide specific handover details.
The United States accuses Iran of hoarding enriched uranium with the intention of building nuclear bombs. Trump often uses the term 'nuclear dust' to refer to Iran's enriched uranium stockpile, though sometimes he also uses the term to refer to the material left behind after the US military launched airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in June last year.
Trump sounded increasingly optimistic today when discussing the possibility of reaching a peace agreement with Iran. He told AFP that currently there are 'no sticking points' and that the agreement is 'very close' to being reached.
According to CNN, Trump said the agreement would include the US taking charge of Iran's nuclear materials, but Iranian officials refuted this.
Trump also stated that Iran is removing 'all naval mines' 'with the assistance of the United States.' He claimed that Iran has agreed that 'the most important thing is to never possess nuclear weapons. They will never possess nuclear weapons.'
A senior Iranian official told CNN that some of Trump's claims are 'alternative facts.' This official denied the assertion that Iran would ship its highly enriched uranium stockpile abroad or indefinitely halt uranium enrichment activities, warning that such public statements could complicate the ongoing diplomatic negotiations. (Translator: Lu Yingzi) 1150418
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