Trump Says US Should Take Control of Iran’s Uranium, Will ‘Probably Destroy It’

Iran ​is believed to possess about ​900 pounds of highly enriched uranium, officials say.

U.S. President Donald Trump waves after delivering remarks at a Rose Garden Club dinner at the White House in Washington on May 11, 2026. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

President Donald Trump on Thursday reaffirmed that the U.S. government should take control of Iran’s buried uranium as part of a deal ending the conflict with Iran, suggesting it would be destroyed.

“We will get it. We don’t need it. We don’t want it,” Trump said at the White House, referring to the material. “We’ll probably destroy it after we get it, but we’re not going to let them have it.”