President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that US Space Force cameras can identify anyone approaching Iran's deeply buried enriched uranium, and that any such approach would be met with destruction. Trump added that only the US has the massive machines needed to reach the material, which is buried deep underground.
President Donald Trump added new details Wednesday evening to his earlier statements about Iran's buried enriched uranium, describing the monitoring capabilities of the US Space Force and issuing a direct threat to destroy anyone who approaches the site.
As The Zioneer reported at 17:56 Jerusalem, Trump earlier said that only the United States has the massive machines needed to reach the deeply buried nuclear material. In his latest remarks, Trump elaborated: 'We have cameras — it's called Space Force — that can read the nametag of any person approaching the site... If someone gets near, they'll be destroyed.' The president concluded, 'Eventually, we'll take it.'
The statement follows a series of Trump remarks on the Iranian nuclear file over the past month. On June 8, Trump issued a military ultimatum suggesting a possible commando operation. On June 11, he said a deal had been reached on enriched uranium, describing it as 'buried under a mountain.' On June 18, he said the material was 'not very important' and could be retrieved 'at the right time.' On July 6, he said regime change is not the goal.
The current remarks add operational detail to the US posture, emphasizing surveillance and a deterrent threat, but do not indicate a change in diplomatic or military policy. No new response from Iran or the IAEA has been reported in conjunction with these remarks.
3 developments
- StrongTrump: Deal reached on enriched uranium — 'buried under a mountain, no one goes near it'
- StrongTrump: Iranian enriched uranium 'not very important,' 'buried safely underground'
- StrongTrump says Iran will grant IAEA access to bombed nuclear sites, use frozen funds for US food
- DevelopingTrump to submit Iran peace and nuclear deal to Congress, vows to destroy enriched uranium
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