Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei refuses to surrender enriched uranium, while US President Trump vows to destroy it and asserts control over the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump claims US has total control of Hormuz
May 22, 2026
08:49 am
What's the storyUnited States President Donald Trump has vowed to seize and destroy Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium.
This comes even as Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has said that Tehran will not hand over the nuclear material.
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