US officials said Iran agreed to reduce its enriched uranium, calling it “a major, major win for the United States of America.”
A woman waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government campaign as a portrait of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is displayed at right, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Jun 15, 2026. (Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi)
18 Jun 2026 01:53AM
(Updated: 18 Jun 2026 02:13AM)
WASHINGTON: Iran has agreed to dilute its enriched uranium stocks under its interim deal with the United States, senior US administration officials said Wednesday (Jun 17) as they released what they said was the text of the agreement."The fact that they're conceding to that is a major, major win for the United States of America," one of the US officials said of the nuclear issue on a call with reporters.The deal would also reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allow Iranian oil sales, while the United States and its allies would also make plans for a US$300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran.The US officials read out the wording on a conference call after days of uncertainty about what was actually included in the deal that US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday.The outline deal will be followed by 60 days of negotiations on a final accord - after which Trump said Washington could simply go back to "bombing" if Iran doesn't agree.Iran's nuclear programme is mentioned in the deal, according to the US officials, with extra clauses compared to drafts of the agreement that were leaked in US and foreign media.
