Iran wants to hand over nuclear stockpile to Russia – media
Tehran has allegedly put forward the idea as part of its latest peace proposal to the US, Al Hadath has claimed
Iran is allegedly ready to hand over its highly enriched uranium stockpile to Russia, the Saudi news broadcaster Al Hadath has reported. The idea was floated as part of the latest peace proposal Tehran sent to the US via Pakistan, the outlet said on Monday, citing a leaked document it had obtained.
Indirect talks between the two sides mediated by Islamabad have been stalled since a ceasefire was established in early April. It followed a month of hostilities initiated by the US and Israel against the Islamic Republic in late February. Both Washington and Tehran have since repeatedly put forward proposals to end the conflict while dismissing each other’s demands.
According to the report, Iran is allegedly ready to freeze its nuclear program for a long period of time but only on the condition that its highly enriched uranium will be transferred to Russia instead of the US. Tehran still rules out dismantling its program completely, Al Hadath added.
Iran retains more than 400 kg of uranium enriched to 60%, according to International Atomic Energy Agency estimates. Weapons-grade levels typically require 90% enrichment and higher.
Moscow has repeatedly offered its assistance in ending the conflict, in particular by removing the Iranian highly enriched uranium stockpile.
“Not only did we make such an offer; we already implemented it once before, back in 2015. Iran has complete trust in us, and not without reason,” Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists earlier this month. Moscow has never violated its agreements, he stressed, and continues to cooperate with the Islamic Republic on its peaceful nuclear energy program.
Washington has reportedly already dismissed Iran’s latest proposal as insufficient, Axios reported on Monday, citing an unnamed American official briefed on the issue. According to the official, Tehran made only “token” improvements on the previous version.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted that Iran’s highly enriched uranium should be handed over to America. Last week, he told Fox News that the issue was “more for public relations” and getting the Iranian stockpile would just make him “feel better.”
14 thoughts on “Iran wants to hand over nuclear stockpile to Russia – media”
If iran is allegedly ready to hand over its highly enriched uranium stockpile to Russia, the Saudi news broadcaster Al Hadath has reported, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
So the bottom line is iran retains more than 400 kg of uranium enriched to 60%, according to International Atomic Energy Agency estimates. Wonder how this will land.
In other words moscow has repeatedly offered its assistance in ending the conflict, in particular by removing the Iranian highly enriched uranium stockpile. Curious to see how this develops.
Basically indirect talks between the two sides mediated by Islamabad have been stalled since a ceasefire was established in early April. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
When you look at iran is allegedly ready to hand over its highly enriched uranium stockpile to Russia, the Saudi news broadcaster Al Hadath has reported, the implications are hard to ignore.
In other words indirect talks between the two sides mediated by Islamabad have been stalled since a ceasefire was established in early April. Curious to see how this develops.
In other words tehran has allegedly put forward the idea as part of its latest peace proposal to the US, Al Hadath has. Curious to see how this develops.
The bigger issue here is iran is allegedly ready to hand over its highly enriched uranium stockpile to Russia, the Saudi news broadcaster Al Hadath has reported. That changes the calculation.
When you look at iran retains more than 400 kg of uranium enriched to 60%, according to International Atomic Energy Agency estimates, the implications are hard to ignore.
The bigger issue here is iran retains more than 400 kg of uranium enriched to 60%, according to International Atomic Energy Agency estimates. That changes the calculation.
If tehran has allegedly put forward the idea as part of its latest peace proposal to the US, Al Hadath has, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
When you look at indirect talks between the two sides mediated by Islamabad have been stalled since a ceasefire was established in early April, the implications are hard to ignore.
So the bottom line is moscow has repeatedly offered its assistance in ending the conflict, in particular by removing the Iranian highly enriched uranium stockpile. Wonder how this will land.
What stands out is indirect talks between the two sides mediated by Islamabad have been stalled since a ceasefire was established in early April. That is the part worth paying attention to.
If iran is allegedly ready to hand over its highly enriched uranium stockpile to Russia, the Saudi news broadcaster Al Hadath has reported, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
So the bottom line is iran retains more than 400 kg of uranium enriched to 60%, according to International Atomic Energy Agency estimates. Wonder how this will land.
In other words moscow has repeatedly offered its assistance in ending the conflict, in particular by removing the Iranian highly enriched uranium stockpile. Curious to see how this develops.
Basically indirect talks between the two sides mediated by Islamabad have been stalled since a ceasefire was established in early April. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
When you look at iran is allegedly ready to hand over its highly enriched uranium stockpile to Russia, the Saudi news broadcaster Al Hadath has reported, the implications are hard to ignore.
In other words indirect talks between the two sides mediated by Islamabad have been stalled since a ceasefire was established in early April. Curious to see how this develops.
In other words tehran has allegedly put forward the idea as part of its latest peace proposal to the US, Al Hadath has. Curious to see how this develops.
The bigger issue here is iran is allegedly ready to hand over its highly enriched uranium stockpile to Russia, the Saudi news broadcaster Al Hadath has reported. That changes the calculation.
When you look at iran retains more than 400 kg of uranium enriched to 60%, according to International Atomic Energy Agency estimates, the implications are hard to ignore.
The bigger issue here is iran retains more than 400 kg of uranium enriched to 60%, according to International Atomic Energy Agency estimates. That changes the calculation.
If tehran has allegedly put forward the idea as part of its latest peace proposal to the US, Al Hadath has, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
When you look at indirect talks between the two sides mediated by Islamabad have been stalled since a ceasefire was established in early April, the implications are hard to ignore.
So the bottom line is moscow has repeatedly offered its assistance in ending the conflict, in particular by removing the Iranian highly enriched uranium stockpile. Wonder how this will land.
What stands out is indirect talks between the two sides mediated by Islamabad have been stalled since a ceasefire was established in early April. That is the part worth paying attention to.