President Donald Trump told Israel's Kann News on Thursday evening that Iran's enriched uranium stockpile is 'not very important' and is 'buried safely underground,' asserting the US can retrieve it 'at the right time.' The remark reinforces Trump's consistent downplaying of urgency on the nuclear file, as reported by Kann.
President Donald Trump reiterated his non-urgent stance on Iran's enriched uranium in an interview Thursday evening with Israel's Kann News. Trump described the material as 'not very important' and 'buried safely underground,' adding that 'at the right time we will get it.'
The remark continues a pattern the Zioneer has tracked since June 11, when Trump first said agreement had been reached on the Iranian nuclear issue and described the uranium as 'buried under a mountain where no one goes near it.' Earlier on Thursday evening, the Zioneer reported Trump telling Kann that the uranium is 'not very important' and that if he decides to act, the U.S. can seize it at a convenient time. Thursday's interview appears to be the same exchange, now published with direct quotes.
Trump's phrasing maintains distance from any immediate military or diplomatic action against Iran's enrichment program, which remains a point of tension with Israeli defense officials who view Tehran's nuclear progress as an existential threat. The status of ongoing nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran remains unclear.
2 developments
- StrongTrump: Deal reached on enriched uranium — 'buried under a mountain, no one goes near it'
- DevelopingTrump: No pressure to move enriched uranium — 'can do it later'
- StrongTrump reportedly approves low-level uranium enrichment in Iran, drawing Israeli disappointment
- StrongTrump reportedly accepts Iran's enrichment terms, avoids linking Lebanon to nuclear deal
Source and signal
- Internal intake