'Will Destroy Uranium But Won't Let Iran Have It': Trump Reacts To Mojtaba Khamenei's Remark

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• 'Will Destroy Uranium But Won't Let Iran Have It': Trump Reacts To Mojtaba Khamenei's Remark Curated By Last Updated: May 21, 2026, 22:23 IST Washington has demanded that Tehran hand over nearly 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium and restrict nuclear operations to a single facility.
• US President Donald Trump.
• (Courtesy: Reuters) Even as signs of a possible diplomatic breakthrough emerged between the United States and Iran to end the ongoing conflict, the issue of Tehran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile has surfaced as a major sticking point in negotiations.
• The fresh deadlock comes after Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly declared that the country’s near-weapons-grade uranium would not be sent abroad — directly clashing with one of Washington’s core demands in the talks.
• Responding to the development, US President Donald Trump said the United States would not allow Iran to retain highly enriched uranium.