Iran has strongly rejected claims made byUS President Donald Trumpthat Washington could obtain Tehran’s enriched uranium stockpile, calling the assertion “baseless” and its accompanying demands “illogical and unreasonable.” According to Mehr News Agency, Iranian officials pushed back against Trump’s remarks amid ongoing and highly sensitive negotiations between the two countries over Tehran’s nuclear programme, signalling that key sticking points remain unresolved despite continued diplomatic engagement.
Iran’s response comes after Trump suggested that the US could secure control over Tehran’s enriched uranium as part of a broader agreement. Iranian officials, however, dismissed the claim outright, with Mehr News reporting that Tehran views Washington’s demands as unrealistic and disconnected from the ongoing negotiation framework.
The United States is considering unfreezing up to $20 billion in Iranian assets in exchange for restrictions on Tehran’s enriched uranium stockpile. The material in question is estimated to be nearly 2,000 kg, with about 450 kg enriched to 60% purity.
The uranium is believed to be stored in fortified underground facilities, making it a central issue in negotiations. While the US has pushed for physical transfer of nuclear material, Iran has instead indicated willingness to “down-blend” the stockpile domestically.
Trump, in recent remarks and social media posts, claimed Iran had agreed to sweeping conditions, including halting uranium enrichment altogether. He also asserted that the US would obtain Tehran’s nuclear “dust” without any financial exchange.
Earlier in the day, Iran has announced that commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will remain “completely open” for the duration of the ongoing ceasefire, in a move aimed at reassuring global trade and energy markets after weeks of disruption. The statement was made by Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, who said that passage for all commercial vessels has been declared open “for the remaining period of ceasefire” along a coordinated maritime route designated by Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organisation.
The announcement comes amid a fragile ceasefire in the region, which has temporarily halted hostilities linked to the wider West Asia conflict.
"In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran", Araghchi wrote on X.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump, taking to his Truth Social, also confirmed on social media that the Strait of Hormuz is "fully open". "Iran has just announced that the strait of Iran is fully open and ready for full passage. Thank you!", Trump wrote. What is particularly notable is that Donald Trump referred to the Strait of Hormuz as the “Strait of Iran” in a Truth Social post.
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