The Trump administration is requesting $672 million in supplemental funding to remove enriched uranium and other sensitive nuclear materials from Iran, Fox News reports. The funds would also support IAEA inspection and verification efforts. The request is part of a larger $80 billion funding package tied to the recent conflict with Iran.
Fox News reported Wednesday evening that the Trump administration is seeking $672 million as part of a supplemental funding request to remove Iran's enriched uranium and other sensitive nuclear materials. The proposed allocation, according to the report, would also support International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection and verification efforts.
The funding request is embedded in a broader $80 billion supplemental package tied to the recent U.S.-Iran conflict — a figure the Pentagon previously requested from Congress to cover operational costs, as The Zioneer reported Friday. An earlier bulletin from Wednesday afternoon noted that the Trump administration was seeking a similar $672 million sum for nuclear material removal, based on a single Disclose.tv report. The Fox News report now provides a more established source for the same request.
The specific mechanisms — whether the uranium removal would be conducted as part of a negotiated deal or a unilateral operation — remain unspecified in the report. The request is pending congressional approval.
2 developments
- StrongTrump promises nuclear deal with Iran; uranium to be exported, funds limited to humanitarian aid
- DevelopingTrump dismisses reporter, claims Americans 'demand' funding for Iran war
- StrongTrump commits to Netanyahu: final Iran deal to dismantle enrichment, curb missiles and proxies
- StrongTrump: Iranian enriched uranium 'not very important,' 'buried safely underground'
Source and signal
- Internal intake