WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran's enriched uranium will be destroyed after being handed over to the United States, in place, or at another "acceptable location."
"The Enriched Uranium (Nuclear Dust!) will either be immediately turned over to the United States to be brought home and destroyed or, preferably, in conjunction and coordination with the Islamic Republic of Iran, destroyed in place or, at another acceptable location, with the Atomic Energy Commission, or its equivalent, being witness to this process and event," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump did not specify how much enriched uranium was involved. The International Atomic Energy Agency has previously monitored Iran's nuclear activities under various inspection arrangements.
Earlier on Monday, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran had not agreed to transfer enriched uranium abroad, rejecting a report by Saudi-based Al Hadath news channel claiming that "Iran is prepared to remove its highly enriched uranium from its territory."
Tasnim said that the report about details of a potential memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Tehran and Washington was not true.
