"Russia is already a nuclear power and previously stored Iran's low-enriched uranium under the 2015 nuclear deal, making it one of the few countries with the technical capacity to accept the material."
"Russia raised similar proposals during U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations last May - before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran's nuclear facilities in June - and in the weeks before the current war began."
"Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said at a press conference Friday that the U.S. 'has a range of options' to take control of Iran's highly enriched uranium. Hegseth said one option is Iran voluntarily surrendering the stockpile, which the U.S. 'would welcome.'"
Putin suggested to Trump that Russia could accept Iran's nuclear stockpile as part of efforts to resolve U.S.-Iran tensions without requiring ground troops. Russia possesses the technical capacity and prior experience storing Iran's uranium under the 2015 nuclear deal. This proposal has been raised multiple times during previous negotiations, including discussions before recent military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Iran previously rejected similar transfer proposals, instead suggesting uranium dilution under International Atomic Energy Agency supervision. The U.S. maintains that securing the uranium is essential, while also considering alternative options including voluntary Iranian surrender or potential special forces operations.
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