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Iran Proposes Transfer and Dilution of Uranium to US
President Trump on Sunday called Iran's counterproposal to a U.S. plan to extend a fragile ceasefire "totally unacceptable." Iran has offered to transfer part of its highly enriched uranium stockpile to a third country and dilute the rest but rejected dismantling nuclear facilities or surrendering the material outright.
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Iran has responded to a US proposal aimed at ending the 10-week conflict by offering to transfer part of its highly enriched uranium stockpile to a third country and dilute the remainder, according to reports citing the state-run IRNA news agency and the Wall Street Journal.
The Iranian counterproposal does not include dismantling any nuclear facilities. It calls for discussions on nuclear enrichment to take place only after a lasting cessation of hostilities and seeks guarantees that any transferred uranium would be returned if talks fail.
The US proposal consisted of a one-page memorandum of understanding that would extend the current ceasefire by 30 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. " Iranian state media, responding to Trump's statement, said the country "may give assurances on the use of nuclear facilities," according to Al Jazeera.
The ceasefire has held for more than a month despite reported incidents. Kuwait's military responded to a morning drone attack with no immediate casualties reported, according to the Associated Press. A cargo ship caught fire after being hit off Qatar, also reported by AP.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS's "60 Minutes" that the war with Iran is "not over" and said President Trump wants to "physically" remove Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium.
Senior American officials said Trump will place the Iran issue at the center of his upcoming talks with China's President Xi Jinping, according to Al-Monitor and the Jerusalem Post. A Polymarket betting contract currently gives a 45 percent chance that Iran agrees to surrender its enriched uranium stockpile by December 31.
