{"id":2453515,"date":"2025-06-29T12:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T16:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-iranians-moved-themselves-not-uranium-before-us-strikes-trying-to-live\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T12:48:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T16:48:41","slug":"trump-says-iranians-moved-themselves-not-uranium-before-us-strikes-trying-to-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-iranians-moved-themselves-not-uranium-before-us-strikes-trying-to-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Iranians moved themselves, not uranium, before US strikes: \u2018Trying to live\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-iranians-moved-themselves-not-uranium-before-us-strikes-trying-to-live%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2453515&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview, President Donald Trump discussed the U.S. military airstrikes on Iran&#8217;s Fordow enrichment facility, asserting that rather than relocating uranium, Iranians moved their personnel in response to the strikes. He praised the U.S. military&#8217;s execution of operation Midnight Hammer, notably the skills of the B-2 bomber pilots, adn minimized concerns about potential damage to Iran&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-wont-lift-iran-sanctions-until-they-stop-uranium-enrichment-still-wants-to-rejoin-deal\/\" title=\"Biden won\u2019t lift Iran sanctions until they stop uranium enrichment, still wants to rejoin deal\">nuclear capabilities<\/a>, claiming they are currently too &#8220;weary&#8221; from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-middle-east-approach-may-empower-rivals-says-former-dni-ratcliffe\/\" title=\"\u2018Biden\u2019s Middle East approach may empower rivals,\u2019 says former DNI Ratcliffe\">recent conflicts<\/a> to continue their nuclear ambitions.Trump referenced the successes of the operation, boasting about the destruction of Iranian nuclear sites and downplaying any immediate threat from Iran, suggesting that future sanctions might be eased if Iran behaves appropriately. His comments reflect a combination of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >assertive military rhetoric<\/a> and a willingness to negotiate under certain conditions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says Iranians moved themselves, not uranium, before US strikes: &lsquo;Trying to live&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2160056\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> suggested that <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Iran<\/a> moved personnel rather than its uranium out of its Fordow enrichment facility before last weekend&rsquo;s U.S. strikes on the site.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with&nbsp;<em>Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo<\/em>,&nbsp;Trump spoke at length about Operation Midnight Hammer, praising the talent of the B-2 bomber pilots and saying they would be hosted at the White House soon. When asked about questions regarding the damage the airstrikes did, particularly reports that Tehran may have moved its enriched uranium elsewhere before the strikes, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-on-election-day-were-gonna-win-in-virginia\/\" title=\"Joe Biden on Election Day: &#039;We&#039;re Gonna Win&#039; in Virginia\">president disputed<\/a> the assertion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3457455\/russia-ukraine-drone-missile-attack-record-aerial-assault\/\">Ukraine hit by over 530 missiles and drones in record Russian aerial assault<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3457402\/iran-bans-iaea-head-removes-surveillance-cameras-nuclear-sites\/\">Iran bans IAEA head, removes surveillance cameras from nuclear sites<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3457369\/senior-hamas-leader-killed-idf-airstrike\/\">Senior Hamas leader killed in Gaza airstrike, IDF says<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows an overview of the Fordow facility in Iran on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Maxar Technologies via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;They didn&rsquo;t move anything. You know, they moved themselves. They were all trying to live,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;They didn&rsquo;t move anything. They didn&rsquo;t think it was going to be actually doable, what we did. And what we did was amazing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He went on to boast about the operation more generally, including the Tomahawk missile launches from &ldquo;the greatest submarines in the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labor-nominee-dismisses-job-losses-from-bidens-economic-plan\/\" title=\"Labor Nominee Dismisses Job Losses from Biden\u2019s Economic Plan\">dismissed concerns<\/a> that Iran could restart its nuclear program, saying the pursuit of a nuclear bomb is &ldquo;the last thing they&rsquo;re going to be doing right now&rdquo; after the losses incurred during the &ldquo;12 Day War&rdquo; with Israel and Operation Midnight Hammer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, they might not give up, but they&rsquo;re going to give up for a while &mdash; they&rsquo;re exhausted. They are exhausted. They took hits like nobody&rsquo;s ever taken,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We went in. We destroyed their nuclear capability, and we stopped. It was a beautiful thing. And they couldn&rsquo;t have gone on much further. &hellip; That was a very intense 12 days &mdash; very, very intense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3457045\/trump-saved-khamenei-from-very-ugly-death-slams-iran-victory-celebration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"outburst\">outburst<\/a> against Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday, Trump returned to softening his rhetoric against the country, reasoning, &ldquo;You get more sometimes with honey than you do with vinegar.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One of the things I was thinking about doing &hellip; you start waving [sanctions] for countries like if they behave themselves, like Iran, where they can sell oil and they can do the things that you want to be able to do. The sanctions are very powerful, and it makes it difficult. I&rsquo;m not looking to make it difficult. I want them to have a good life,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3457045\/trump-saved-khamenei-from-very-ugly-death-slams-iran-victory-celebration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP SAYS HE SAVED KHAMENEI FROM &lsquo;VERY UGLY&rsquo; DEATH, SLAMS IRANIAN VICTORY CELEBRATION\">TRUMP SAYS HE SAVED KHAMENEI FROM &lsquo;VERY UGLY&rsquo; DEATH, SLAMS IRANIAN VICTORY CELEBRATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The interview was recorded on Friday, so it&rsquo;s unknown if Trump&rsquo;s comments came before or after his outburst the same day over Khamenei declaring victory over the United States and Israel. In a Truth Social post, he suggested that he was pulling back his considerations of sanctions relief over the slight.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His Country was decimated, his three evil Nuclear Sites were OBLITERATED, and I knew EXACTLY where he was sheltered, and would not let Israel, or the U.S. Armed Forces, by far the Greatest and Most Powerful in the World, terminate his life. I SAVED HIM FROM A VERY UGLY AND IGNOMINIOUS DEATH, and he does not have to say, &lsquo;THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP!&rsquo;&rdquo; Trump said of Khamenei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2160056\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2160056\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump claims Iranians relocated personnel, not uranium, before US strikes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2453516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Fordo-damage.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[14091,4133,3634,21046,57696],"class_list":["post-2453515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-iranians","tag-news","tag-trump","tag-uranium","tag-us-strikes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Fordo-damage.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2453515"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2453519,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453515\/revisions\/2453519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2453516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2453515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2453515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2453515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}