Trump: US to recover uranium from Iran at a ‘leisurely pace’

President Donald Trump told Reuters on Friday that the US will work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium ​and bring it back to the United States. “We’re going to get ‌it together. We’re going to go in with Iran, at a nice leisurely pace, and go down and start excavating with big machinery. .. We’ll bring it back to the United ​States, ” Trump said during a phone interview. Trump’s mention of “nuclear ⁠dust” is a reference to what he believes remains after the United States ​and Israel bombed Iran’s nuclear installations in June last year. Iran is believed ​to possess more than 900 pounds of uranium enriched up to 60% purity. The issue of Iran’s nuclear program has been one of the thorniest issues in US-Iran negotiations. Trump has ​said a primary reason for the war was to prevent Iran from getting ​a nuclear weapon. Iran says its enrichment of uranium – a process that produces fuel for ‌power ⁠plants and nuclear warheads depending on its duration – is strictly for peaceful civilian use. Trump, clearly excited at the prospect of a deal to end the war, said the US will maintain its naval blockade against Iran until an agreement ​is finalised. “I think ​the deal will ⁠go very quickly. We’re getting along very well with Iran, ” he said. Trump said more talks will be needed to reach ​a deal and that these would take place “probably over ​the weekend. ” ⁠He added that he “might” go to Islamabad once a deal is made. “I haven’t made that determination, ” he said. Trump also said the United States was working with Iran to ⁠remove ​mines from the strait. Responding to a report that ​the United States was considering a $20 billion cash for uranium deal, Trump said: “It’s totally false. No money ​is changing hands. ”

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