Iran rejects Trump’s enriched Uranium transfer claim

Iran’s foreign ministry late on Friday said the country will not transfer its stockpile of enriched uranium “anywhere,” rejecting an earlier assertion by Donald Trump that Tehran had agreed to hand it over. Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei told state television that Iran’s enriched uranium remains under its control and will not be moved abroad. “Iran's enriched uranium is not going to be transferred anywhere,” Baqaei told state TV.
Speaker of Iran’s parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that seven recent claims that US President Donald Trump made regarding Iran “were false”, and warned that the Strait of Hormuz “will not remain open” if the US blockade of Iranian ports continues.
The denial came hours after Trump suggested the United States would take control of what he described as Iran’s remaining nuclear material. “The USA will get all Nuclear ‘Dust,’ created by our great B2 Bombers,” he wrote on Truth Social, referring to residual material after strikes on Iranian nuclear sites last year.
The fate of Iran’s nuclear stockpile – estimated at more than 900 pounds enriched up to 60% – remains one of the most sensitive issues in US-Iran negotiations. Washington has framed the conflict partly around preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability. Tehran, however, maintains that its nuclear programme is for peaceful civilian purposes.
However, confusion persists. Trump claimed the route was fully open, while also maintaining restrictions on Iranian-bound shipping. Shipping data showed around 20 vessels moving toward the strait, but it remained unclear whether they would pass freely.