Trump says enriched uranium will be handed over or destroyed ‘immediately’

Published May 25, 2026 6:30pm ET | Updated May 25, 2026 6:50pm ET



President Donald Trump reiterated his demand on Monday that Iran hand over its enriched uranium for the purpose of destruction, but he said it could be destroyed in the United States, Iran, or “another acceptable location” deemed fit by the federal government.

“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.

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