President Donald Trump made an important post late Monday afternoon about the highly enriched uranium that has been the focus of the deal he's been trying to achieve with Iran.
Trump said that the stockpile would either have to be handed over to the U.S. or be destroyed under supervision as part of the agreement.
“The Enriched Uranium (Nuclear Dust!) will either be immediately turned over to the United States to be brought home and destroyed or, preferably, in conjunction and coordination with the Islamic Republic of Iran, destroyed in place or, at another acceptable location, with the Atomic Energy Commission, or its equivalent, being witness to this process and event,” the president said in a post on Truth Social.
That's an interesting and important comment because it indicates that Trump and the U.S. are tightening up on the details.
There had been some prior discussion from Iran about the uranium going to a third country. But the problem with a third country would be, could you trust that they would not just send it back to Iran or even keep it for themselves for bad purposes? And you can't have that.
At the same time, we were still seeing some maneuvering from Iran. As we reported, Iran was trying to walk back calling for "tolls" on the Strait and repackage them with more legally acceptable language. President Masoud Pezeshkian was also firing off some inflammatory language.
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Meanwhile, there were reported explosions in Bandar Abbas and a couple of other coastal areas, Sirik and Jask. We've seen that before when the regime tried to fire on U.S. warships.
Now, U.S. Central Command is confirming these were self-defense strikes.
🚨 BREAKING: The United States has carried out "SELF-DEFENSE STRIKES" in Bandar Abbas, Iran, per US Central Command
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The strikes targeted missile launch strikes and fast boars attempting to lay mines, CENTCOM said pic.twitter.com/0AIHQjn6h3
“U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” Capt. Tim Hawkins, a CENTCOM spokesperson, said.
“Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines. U.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” Hawkins said.
According to a senior U.S. official, two Iranian boats were spotted laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, while forces also responded after a missile site had targeted U.S. warplanes.
The strikes took out Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boats. They also hit the SAM, or surface-to-air missile, site in Bandar Abbas.
CENTCOM indicated that the strikes were over for now and were not an indication that the ceasefire was over.
Editor's Note: For decades, former presidents have been all talk and no action. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the threat from Iran once and for all.
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