US cannot take enriched uranium from Iran without its consent — Russian MP
Alexey Pushkov, Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Information Policy Committee, argues that the United States cannot remove enriched uranium from Iran without Tehran's consent. He cites the necessity of peace, agreements, IAEA planning, and Iranian cooperation as prerequisites that are currently absent.
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“Washington cannot extract enriched uranium from Tehran without its consent”
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The claim that the US cannot extract uranium without consent is presented as a statement made by Alexey Pushkov on his Telegram channel. While the evidence shows Pushkov said this, there is no independent factual verification from a neutral third party or international body confirming this as an objective fact; it is an opinion/assertion by a specific individual.
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— Out of reach. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran held roughly 440 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent before the June 2025 US-Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear fa…
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260331-how-trump-s…
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260331-how-trump-s…
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— “The United States will work closely with Iran, which we have determined has gone through what will be a very productive Regime Change!” he wrote.He added that Space Force has been monitoring the enri…
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/08/trump-u-s-will…
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/08/trump-u-s-will…
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— The United States is not capable of removing enriched uranium from Iran without Tehran's consent."The United States can observe, but it cannot withdraw enriched uranium without Iran's consent," he wro…
https://en.iz.ru/en/2094921/2026-05-11/pushkov-stated-united…
https://en.iz.ru/en/2094921/2026-05-11/pushkov-stated-united…
“US President Donald Trump’s assertion that the US would sooner or later take Iran’s uranium stockpiles”
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Multiple independent news sources (Fox News, MSN, and another web result) confirm that Donald Trump has asserted or considered the possibility of taking Iran's uranium stockpiles.
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— President Donald Trump said the U.S. would "take" Iran's enriched uranium if necessary — raising questions about how American forces could physically secure the material after strikes on ...
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-us-could-take-ir…
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-us-could-take-ir…
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— US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a military mission to seize Iranian uranium that has been enriched to 60 percent. But while some might view such a plan as offering a quick win ...
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260331-how-trump-s…
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260331-how-trump-s…
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— President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to send U.S. forces deep into Iran to retrieve the "nuclear dust" from uranium storage sites deep underground, referencing the radioactive ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nuclear-dust-what-is-it…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nuclear-dust-what-is-it…
“Alexey Pushkov, Chairman of the Russian Federation Council (upper house of parliament) Information Policy Committee”
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The claim is directly confirmed by Wikipedia, TASS, and RIAC, identifying Alexey Pushkov as the Chairman of the Information Policy Committee (or Commission) of the Federation Council.
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— Pro-American forces cannot come to power in Iran amid the ongoing war, and if this situation persists it will cause a political defeat to the United States, Alexey Pushkov, Chairman of the Information…
https://tass.com/politics/2119075
https://tass.com/politics/2119075
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— As a member of the United Russia political party in the federation council, he is the chairman of the Commission on Information Policy.Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the State D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksey_Pushkov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksey_Pushkov
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— Chairman of the Federation Council Commission on Information Policy and Media Relations. RIAC member. Mr. Pushkov graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Affairs with a degree in intern…
https://russiancouncil.ru/en/aleksey-pushkov/
https://russiancouncil.ru/en/aleksey-pushkov/
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