{"id":2607129,"date":"2026-05-26T21:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T01:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-draws-red-line-on-iran-enriched-uranium-must-be-destroyed-or-handed-over\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:17:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T01:17:59","slug":"trump-draws-red-line-on-iran-enriched-uranium-must-be-destroyed-or-handed-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-draws-red-line-on-iran-enriched-uranium-must-be-destroyed-or-handed-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Draws Red Line on Iran: Enriched Uranium Must Be Destroyed or Handed Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-draws-red-line-on-iran-enriched-uranium-must-be-destroyed-or-handed-over%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=2607129&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>Trump says Iran\u2019s \u201cenriched uranium dust\u201d should not remain in Iranian hands, arguing the material should either be turned over to the United States for removal and destruction or-preferably-destroyed on site (or at another approved location) under the supervision of Iran\u2019s counterparts\/atomic energy authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes Iran has about 970 pounds of enriched uranium and that some of it is tough to access because it was reportedly buried under rubble after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last June. It also highlights commentary suggesting that without U.S. \u201cboots on the ground,\u201d retrieving or overseeing disposal would be challenging, a point echoed by Sen. Rick Scott.<\/p>\n<p>Complicating matters are iranian statements indicating the stockpile should not leave the country,with concerns that exporting it could increase vulnerability to attack from israel. The piece further claims that U.S. leverage in negotiations centers on a condition framed as \u201cno dust, no dollars,\u201d suggesting Iran won\u2019t receive major relief unless it produces concrete results related to the uranium\u2019s disposition-even though the debate is largely about how Iran can present the process to its own leadership and public.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When the (nuclear) dust settles, President Donald Trump says it will not be in Iranian hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Enriched Uranium (Nuclear Dust!) will either be immediately turned over to the United States to be brought home and destroyed or, preferably \u2026 destroyed in place,\u201d Trump wrote Monday on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116637404995923093\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said the preferred option is that \u201cin conjunction and coordination with the Islamic Republic of Iran,\u201d the material would be \u201cdestroyed in place or, at another acceptable location, with the Atomic Energy Commission, or its equivalent, being witness to this process and event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iran has about 970 pounds of enriched uranium, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-iran-enriched-uranium-nuclear-troops-819338075c3793128ed924560d6a59ff?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Much of what Iran has is hard to reach because it was buried underneath rubble when the U.S. attacked Iranian nuclear facilities last June.<\/p>\n<p>That has led some commentators to speculate that the only sure way to keep the enriched uranium out of Iranian hands is to have U.S. troops on the ground in Iran to either retrieve the uranium or oversee the process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one has given me a briefing on how you would do it without boots on the ground,\u201d Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida has said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t. But no one\u2019s ever briefed me about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Complicating the issue is that Iran has issued statements in the past suggesting the uranium is not going anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Supreme Leader\u2019s directive, and the consensus within the establishment, is that the stockpile of enriched uranium should not leave the country,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/supreme-leader-says-enriched-uranium-must-stay-iran-iranian-sources-say-2026-05-21\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> quoted one Iranian source as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s fear is that sending the uranium outside the country would make Iran more vulnerable to an attack from Israel, which has taken the position that the war is not over as long as Iran has the uranium.<\/p>\n<p>A report in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/24\/us-news\/trump-admin-declares-no-dust-no-dollars-for-iran-islamic-republic-must-give-up-nuclear-material\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> said that getting the uranium is a linchpin of any peace deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo dust, no dollars \u2014 in other words, no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">highly enriched uranium<\/a>, then the Iranians aren\u2019t going to get any real relief,\u201d a U.S. official said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they do nothing, they get nothing. If they do a lot, they can actually get a lot,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just briefed by a senior Trump admin official. I feel VERY good about where the Iran negotiations are going.<\/p>\n<p>TOPLINE: \u201cNO DUST, NO DOLLARS\u201d \u2014 Iran doesn\u2019t get a dime unless they actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/g20-summit-begins-here-are-key-takeaways-from-day-one\/\" title=\"G20 Summit kicks off: Day One highlights\">produce real results<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Details:<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration believes it is now just days away\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vince Coglianese (@VinceCoglianese) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VinceCoglianese\/status\/2058626997765710264?\">May 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one disputes that the stockpiled enriched material will be disposed of. It\u2019s a question about how,\u201d the official said, noting that \u201cnational pride considerations\u201d are a complication from the Iranian perspective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a political value in the United States to getting it. There is obviously a political value in the Iranians not handing it over to the United States,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of the debate is not really what happens to the stockpiled material. 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