Directive Issued: Uranium Stays in Iran
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a directive that Iran's enriched uranium, which is nearly weapons-grade, must not leave the country, Reuters reported today, citing two senior Iranian sources.
TL;DR
- Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has ordered that enriched uranium must not be exported from the country.
- This directive goes against a major US demand for ongoing peace negotiations.
- Iranian officials believe exporting the uranium would make the country more vulnerable to potential US and Israeli attacks.
- Israel had previously stated that any peace agreement must include the removal of Iran's enriched uranium.
- A fragile ceasefire is currently in effect following US-led attacks on Iran and retaliatory actions by Iran and its allies.
- Iran harbors deep suspicions that the current ceasefire is a tactical ploy by Washington to prepare for renewed airstrikes.