“NO ENRICHMENT OF URANIUM”
Trump stated earlier that the US was “very far alongside” in negotiating a long-term settlement with Iran, which had submitted a 10-point plan that he stated was “workable”.
However Iran publicly launched factors that took maximalist positions, together with lifting long-standing US sanctions, guaranteeing Iranian “dominion” over the strait and eradicating US forces from the area.
Crucially, it additionally stated its plan would require Washington to just accept its uranium enrichment programme.
Trump stated that there will likely be no enrichment of uranium by Iran and that the international locations will work collectively to “dig up and take away” nuclear materials buried by US strikes final yr.
“The US will work intently with Iran, which we’ve got decided has gone by way of what will likely be a really productive Regime Change!” he stated in a later put up on Reality Social.
“There will likely be no enrichment of uranium, and the US will, working with Iran, dig up and take away all the deeply buried (B-2 Bombers) nuclear ‘mud,'” he added.
In June 2025, US forces struck three nuclear websites in Iran – Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan – with highly effective bunker-busting bombs dropped from B-2 stealth bombers.
Trump on the time claimed the operation “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear functionality and set again its nuclear program by a long time.
However the actual extent of the injury is unknown.
Previous to final yr’s strikes, Iran was enriching uranium to 60 per cent, in line with the Worldwide Atomic Power Company.
That’s far larger than vital for civilian reactor ranges, and near the 90 per cent required to construct a nuclear weapon.
Whereas Western powers and Israel have lengthy accused Iran of in search of to accumulate atomic weapons, Tehran denies it.
Trump additionally stated that as a part of engagement with Tehran, “we’re, and will likely be, speaking tariff and sanctions aid with Iran”.
However he warned towards anybody supplying army weapons to Iran, threatening 50 per cent US tariffs, “efficient instantly”, on international locations that achieve this.
Oil prices plunged by greater than 17 per cent after the ceasefire announcement, whereas European pure gasoline dropped 20 per cent. Inventory costs additionally soared in early buying and selling on Wednesday in Asia.
A lot of the worldwide response to the ceasefire targeted on the necessity to flip the ceasefire right into a workable peace deal.
Egypt praised efforts to “give diplomacy an opportunity”, whereas Oman spoke of discovering “options able to resolving the disaster at its roots”.
Forward of a go to to the Gulf, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged Wednesday to do the whole lot attainable to show the ceasefire “into an enduring settlement” that ensures the reopening of Hormuz.
