President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that Iran's enriched nuclear material is buried so deep under a mountain that only the United States, with its massive equipment, can reach it, according to Israeli media reports. The remark adds detail to his earlier statement.
President Donald Trump elaborated Wednesday evening on his assessment of Iran's nuclear program, stating that the enriched uranium dust is buried so deep beneath a mountain that only the United States has the massive equipment required to extract it. "The nuclear dust is buried so deep underground that no one will be able to reach it except us, because we have the equipment," Trump said, according to Israeli media reports. "It is buried so deep under the mountain, and now it has been determined that it will require massive machines that we have and no other country has."
As The Zioneer reported moments ago, Trump had already stated that the dust is deep underground and only the US can extract it. The new remarks add the detail about the specialized equipment. This is the latest in a series of statements by Trump on the Iranian nuclear file, dating back to early June, in which he has consistently downplayed the immediate threat while asserting US capability to retrieve the material.
It remains unclear whether this statement was made in a new interview or on the same occasion as the earlier report. The diplomatic status of the Iran deal, which Trump has said includes an agreement on enriched uranium, also remains under discussion.
2 developments
- StrongTrump: Iranian enriched uranium 'not very important,' 'buried safely underground'
- StrongTrump: Deal reached on enriched uranium — 'buried under a mountain, no one goes near it'
- DevelopingTrump: Iran must not be allowed nuclear weapons
- ConfirmedTrump tells Netanyahu US and Iran days from nuclear deal breakthrough, NYT reports
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