Trump Says US, Iran to Work Together to Dig Up Buried Enriched Uranium

The United States is seeking full removal of Iran’s enriched uranium under the terms of a cease-fire, and Trump floated sanctions relief tied to compliance.
Trump Says US, Iran to Work Together to Dig Up Buried Enriched Uranium
A satellite image shows airstrike craters over the underground centrifuge halls of the Natanz Enrichment Facility, following U.S. airstrikes amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Natanz County, Iran, on June 22, 2025. Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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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 described as deeply buried enriched uranium, as part of a broader push toward a peace deal.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Iran had undergone what he called a “very productive” regime change that has pledged no further uranium enrichment, adding that Washington would “work closely” with Tehran to “dig up and remove all of the deeply buried ... Nuclear ‘Dust.’”

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Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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