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Trump says US will get Iran’s enriched uranium “at some point” amid talks with Tehran

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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“US President Donald Trump has said that Washington will get hold of Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium “at some point””
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Multiple web search results confirm Donald Trump stated the US would secure or recover Iran's enriched uranium stockpile 'one way or the other' and work to eliminate nuclear capabilities.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump says the US will work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium, but Tehran rejects his claim and insists the country’s uranium stockpile will never be moved abroad.
https://www.rt.com/news/638566-trump-thanks-iran-hormuz/
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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. President Donald Trump said on April 8 that the United States will work closely with Iran’s new leadership to eliminate Tehran’s nuclear capabilities, including extracting and removing what he de…
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/trump-says-us-iran-to-wo…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump on Thursday maintained that the US would secure Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium "one way or the other."Grossi said the agency had been closely monitoring a large stockpile …
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-maintains-us-will-ob…
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“I did a thing called Space Force”
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Wikipedia and other news sources confirm that Donald Trump signed the 2020 NDAA, establishing the United States Space Force on December 20, 2019.
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States Space Force is the space service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and was established on 20 December 2019.President Donald Trump congratulating General Jay Raymond after sig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Space_Force
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web search NEUTRAL — US Space Force launches first national security mission. The US military's newest branch has launched its first satellite, despite a short delay in the countdown.US President Donald Trump established …
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52057696
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web search NEUTRAL — The US Space Force, the newest branch of the US military, on Tuesday unveiled a new uniform prototype for its members, known as Guardians.Former President Donald Trump established the US Space Force i…
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/21/politics/us-space-force-unifo…
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“The US and Israel launched their attack in late February”
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Five independent cross-references (RT News, Deutsche Welle, The Hindu, Al Jazeera, Krdo) all report that the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran in late February.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the US and Israeli attacked Iran in late February
https://www.rt.com/news/639377-china-orders-domestic-compani…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran in late February, killing government officials and more than 1,000 civilians.
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-chancellor-friedrich-merz-inte…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The war, launched by the United States and Israel in late February, saw Iran respond with attacks across West Asia and impose a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/iran-denies-ship…
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“Washington doubled down on its demand that Iran promise never to develop such a weapon, stop all enrichment activities and give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium”
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Web search results from Wikipedia and Al Jazeera confirm the US insisted on the transfer of the stockpile to a third country and that Iran viewed these demands as overreaching.
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web search NEUTRAL — While Iran intended to retain its enriched uranium stockpile within its borders, the US insisted it must be transferred to a third country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has refused, calling the U.S. demands overreaching. In the proposal Iran delivered to Pakistan on Saturday, Iran had offered a five-year suspension of its uranium enrichment, followed by five yea…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/world/middleeast/iran-tru…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran boosted its enrichment up to 60 percent after Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018, during his first term. However, Kimmitt postulated that Trump might want Iran’s existing stockpile of enriched …
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/7/what-are-us-proposal…
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“Moscow has repeatedly offered to aid in the peace process and help remove the material”
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BBC News and other web results confirm Russia offered to mediate the crisis and suggested it could store Iran's enriched uranium.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's nuclear ambitions began under the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, with support from the United States and Western Europe. In 1957, Iran and the US signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreeme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — Capturing or destroying Iran’s nuclear material is the best way to prevent the country from producing a nuclear weapon — or, should Iran’s regime fall, to prevent others from obtaining the material. A…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/opinion/iran-nuclear-mate…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran will welcome any military and economic assistance Russia can provide. Taking part in the talks was Igor Kostyukov, head of Russian military intelligence.Russia has previously offered to mediate i…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/clyey0yddyrt
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“we already implemented it once before, back in 2015”
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Wikipedia and the Arms Control Association confirm that the 2015 JCPOA involved Russia and other powers in limiting Iran's nuclear program and monitoring its materials.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2015, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed by Iran, China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the US, and Germany, under which Iran agreed to strict enrichment limits and exte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran and six world powers known as the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) reached a historic nuclear deal on July 14, 2015 that limited Iran's nuclear pro…
https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/timeline-nuclear-dipl…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Iran has removed the seals at research centres with the agency's agreement," said Mohammad Saidi, deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Agency said, referring to the International Atomic Energy Agency.…
https://www.tovima.com/wsj/removing-irans-enriched-uranium-w…
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“Russia has never violated its agreements and continues to cooperate with Iran on its peaceful nuclear energy programs”
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Multiple sources confirm the strategic partnership between Russia and Iran (signed Jan 2025) and Russia's public stance that Iran has the right to a peaceful nuclear energy program.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Iranian parliament approved a 20-year Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Russia on May 21 aimed at boosting collaboration in "all spheres."
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/flash-briefs/2025/05/21/iranian…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran denies any such intention. Russia, which has a strategic partnership with Iran, has condemned the Israeli and U.S. strikes and says Tehran has the right to a peaceful nuclear energy programme.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-06-26/russia…
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web search NEUTRAL — When Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in Moscow on 17 January 2025, it marked a significant turning poi…
https://trendsresearch.org/insight/the-russia-iran-strategic…
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“Iran retains more than 400 kg of uranium enriched to 60%, according to International Atomic Energy Agency estimates”
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Multiple web search results explicitly cite IAEA estimates that Iran possesses approximately 400kg of uranium enriched to 60%.
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web search NEUTRAL — The IAEA estimates that Iran has 400kg of uranium concentrated to 60 per cent purity. When enriched to 90 per cent, it would be enough for nine to 10 nuclear bombs.
https://www.theweek.in/news/middle-east/2025/06/24/did-iran-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Around 400 kilograms—more than 900 pounds—of uranium enriched to 60% purity is unaccounted for. Until the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirms its location, the risk remains high, former…
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202506284542
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web search NEUTRAL — The agency estimates that Iran stores uranium hexafluoride enriched up to 20 percent and 60 percent uranium 235 at the Isfahan complex. It is unknown if part of that material could have been processed…
https://thebulletin.org/2026/03/analysis-iran-likely-transfe…
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“Weapons-grade levels typically require 90% enrichment and higher”
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Wikipedia and technical references confirm that weapons-grade uranium typically requires an enrichment level of approximately 90% U-235.
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web search NEUTRAL — ...uranium enriched to weapons‑grade (~90% U‑235) is often offered as a benchmark for a simple device, reflecting historical guidance used in non‑proliferation assessments [1]. Contemporary technical …
https://factually.co/fact-checks/science/enriched-uranium-am…
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web search NEUTRAL — Highly enriched uranium (HEU) has a 20% or higher concentration of 235U. This high enrichment level is essential for nuclear weapons and certain specialized reactor designs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enriched_uranium
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web search NEUTRAL — Low-enriched uranium, which typically has a 3-5% concentration of U-235, can be used to produce fuel for commercial nuclear power plants. Highly enriched uranium has a purity of 20% or more and is use…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48776695
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“it has consistently refused to hand over its uranium stockpile or halt its civilian nuclear program”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to specifically confirm or deny this claim.
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“Tehran has also long denied plans to build a nuclear bomb”
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