One of the main requirements in U.S.-led talks with Iran is determining what will happen to the regime’s near-weapons-grade uranium and where it should be sent. However, Ynet reports that Iran’s supreme leader has issued a directive stating that the nuclear material will not be sent abroad. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel will not consider the war over until all enriched uranium is removed from Iran.
Before the war, Iran signaled willingness to ship out half of its stockpile of uranium, which has been enriched to 60%, a level far higher than what is needed for civilian uses.
But sources said that position changed after repeated threats from Trump to strike Iran.
Israeli officials have told Reuters it is still unclear whether Trump will decide to attack and whether he would give Israel a green light to resume operations. Tehran has vowed a crushing response if attacked.
However, the source said there were “feasible formulas” to resolve the matter. “There are solutions like diluting the stockpile under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency,” one of the Iranian sources said.
Iran is believed to be storing more than 200 kilograms of enriched uranium in an underground complex in Isfahan, according to the IAEA. The regime maintains that the material is intended for energy and research purposes.
Prior to the U.S. and Israeli strikes at the end of February, Iran reportedly possessed approximately 440.9 kilograms of enriched uranium, though the exact amount remaining today is unknown.
President Donald Trump has said that negotiations with Iran are “right on the borderline,” and has given the regime until next week to respond or return to the negotiating table. The Fellowship and our supporters continue to pray for progress toward a deal that would prevent a return to war.
