Trump Vows To Destroy Iranian Uranium With Or Without Deal

ISTANBUL, June 7 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- US President Donald Trump said Washington would ensure the destruction of Iran's enriched uranium regardless of whether a diplomatic agreement is reached, Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing NBC News.

“We’ll take it out and destroy it, whether it’s on-site or whether we take it off-site,” Trump told NBC News in an interview aired Sunday.

He added that the US would act "with them or without them".

Trump said the US would remove Iran’s enriched uranium "militarily, very harshly" if no agreement is reached, adding: "We won't have people shooting at us" if the two sides "go together."

The US president asserted that Space Force technology is currently monitoring the approximately 1,000 pounds (453.6 kilograms) of enriched uranium trapped under the rubble of previously targeted sites. “If anybody walked there, if you walked over there, I would be able to read your first name on your lapel,” he said.

Regarding the ongoing peace talks, Trump noted the sides are “very close” to a pact, but he demanded an additional clause to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon through any means.

He insisted the deal must stipulate that Iran cannot “buy, purchase or acquire” nuclear assets from other sources. He said that Tehran pushed back “a little bit” on this demand.

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