U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 21st (local time) that the United States will secure Iran's highly enriched uranium. Highly enriched uranium is a key material for making nuclear weapons and one of the sticking points in the end-of-war talks between the United States and Iran.
At a White House event that day, when asked by reporters, "Can Iran continue to possess highly enriched uranium?" President Trump said, "No."
He added, "We will secure it (highly enriched uranium)," and said, "We neither need it nor want it."
Trump also said, "After we secure (the highly enriched uranium), we will probably destroy it, but we will not let Iran keep it."
Reuters, citing sources, reported that Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei ordered that highly enriched uranium not be shipped overseas. This contrasts with the U.S. position and indicates that the negotiation process between the two sides is not going smoothly.
However, regarding the status of talks with Iran, Trump said, "We will get it done one way or another," adding, "They will not be allowed to have nuclear weapons."
He added, "The war with Iran will be over very soon."