US officials weigh two face-saving options for Iran to dispose of its enriched uranium

Nypost · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 25, 2026 · 1087 words · By Steven Nelson

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US officials weigh two face-saving options for Iran to dispose of its enriched uranium See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Topics 3

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What happened

US officials weigh two face-saving options for Iran to dispose of its enriched uranium See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleWASHINGTON — US officials are discussing possible ways for Iran to dispose of its highly enriched uranium without directly handing it off to Washington, The Post has learned.

Common ground

An initial memorandum of understanding, which could be finalized by the end of this week, would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and confirm an agreement in principle by Tehran to cease future nuclear enrichment.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Slogans: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that US officials are discussing possible ways for Iran to dispose of its highly enriched uranium without directly handing it off to Washington?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “US officials are discussing possible ways for Iran to dispose of its highly enriched uranium without directly handing it off to Washington”

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Multiple web search results confirm that US officials are discussing options for Iran to dispose of highly enriched uranium without direct transfer to Washington.

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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON — US officials are discussing possible ways for Iran to dispose of its highly enriched uranium without directly handing it off to Washington, The Post has learned.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/us-news/us-officials-weigh-two…

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States had sought a 20-year moratorium on enrichment. Iran had offered a far shorter moratorium. A key component of any deal would involve the release of billions of dollars in frozen Irani…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/world/middleeast/iran-dea…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has agreed in principle to dispose of highly-enriched uranium in negotiations with the U.S., although a deal likely won't be signed this weekend, a senior Trump administration official said Sunda…
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-peace-deal-negotiations-hi…

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Claim 2: “Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in India that discussions were “still a work in progress.””

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 3: “Trump effectively confirmed The Post’s reporting in a social media post.”

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The provided evidence confirms Donald Trump is the 47th president and involved in negotiations, but there is no specific social media post provided in the evidence that confirms the reporting regarding the uranium disposal options.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There has been significant academic and political debate about whether Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, can be considered a fascist according to consensus definitions of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_fascism

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Claim 4: “The White House said Sunday Iran would gain no sanctions relief without first handing over nuclear material”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a specific White House statement on Sunday linking sanctions relief to the handover of nuclear material.

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Claim 5: “The war started with a joint US-Israeli attack on Feb. 28 that killed longtime Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources explicitly confirm that on February 28, 2026, a joint US-Israeli attack killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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web search NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was assassinated in Tehran as part of a series of Israeli airstrikes aimed at high-ranking ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ali_Khamenei

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 28, 2026 · Trump has urged Iranians to rise up to topple the Islamic Republic, a day after a joint US-Israeli attack killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/28/live-israe…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 1, 2026 · Israel unleashed a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Sunday, saying it aimed to dominate the skies after killing Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah ...
https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-crisis-live-explosions-te…

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Claim 6: “Esmaeil Baghaei, a spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, said Monday that “it is correct to say that we have reached a conclusion on a large portion of the issues under discussion””

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Claim 7: “One option floated inside the Trump administration would have Iran deliver its roughly 1,000 pounds of near-weapons-grade uranium to Pakistan, Turkey, Russia or China”

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While evidence confirms the general context of the 2026 war and negotiations over uranium, the specific detail about delivering 1,000 pounds to Pakistan, Turkey, Russia, or China is only mentioned in the context of 'The Post' reporting in the provided evidence, without independent corroboration of those specific countries as recipients.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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Claim 8: “An initial memorandum of understanding... would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and confirm an agreement in principle by Tehran to cease future nuclear enrichment.”

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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia entry on the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis and news reports, confirm that a proposed framework/memorandum involves reopening the Strait of Hormuz and the suspension/cessation of the nuclear program.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) is an Iranian government agency responsible for the authorisation and regulation of maritime transit after contacting the authority. It was founded on 5 May 2026 d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Strait_Authority

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Claim 9: “which had in January killed thousands of anti-regime protesters”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the killing of thousands of anti-regime protesters in January.

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Claim 10: “A second option under discussion would allow Iran to heavily dilute and keep the uranium”

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Web search results indicate that Iran's atomic chief mentioned the possibility of diluting highly enriched uranium in exchange for sanctions relief.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 3, 2014 · Any enriched uranium product would need to be shipped out of the country. A second option would allow Iran to retain its enriched uranium ...
https://www.iranwatch.org/our-publications/speeches/peaceful…

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web search NEUTRAL — The nuclear program of Iran consists of an extensive infrastructure of research sites, uranium mines, research reactors, uranium processing facilities, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 13, 2026 · Iran could agree to dilute its most highly enriched uranium in exchange for the lifting of all financial sanctions, its atomic chief said on ...
https://www.facebook.com/IranIntlEnglish/posts/a-senior-iran…

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Claim 11: “left his wounded son Mojtaba in charge of the beleaguered theocracy”

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Multiple sources confirm that Mojtaba Khamenei was named as the new supreme leader/successor following the death of his father on February 28.

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web search NEUTRAL — ... Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dead after US-Israeli attacks". Al Jazeera. 28 February 2026. Archived from the original on 28 February 2026. Retrieved ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ali_Khamenei

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 8, 2026 ... ... February 28, called for unity around the new supreme leader. The ... Iranian officials have also reported many attacks by the US and ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/8/iran-names-khameneis…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 8, 2026 ... Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged neighboring states not to take part in U.S. and Israeli attacks. The U.S. strikes have not come ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-names-mojtaba-khamen…

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Claim 12: “its refinement facilities are so badly damaged by Operation Epic Fury that further enrichment would be impossible without detection”

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The evidence provided mentions the 2026 Iran war and airstrikes, but there is no mention of an 'Operation Epic Fury' or specific evidence that refinement facilities were damaged to the point that further enrichment is impossible without detection.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fateh (Persian: فاتح, meaning "conqueror") is an Iranian designed class of semi-heavy submarines. The Iranian media reported that Fateh class subs can operate more than 200 meters (660 ft) below the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fateh-class_submarine

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Project Freedom is a United States military operation launched on 4 May 2026 to escort merchant ships, in response to Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The operation was t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Project_Freedom

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