Russia is open to receiving enriched uranium from Iran. Last February, the Kremlin reiterated its openness to the proposal of receiving enriched uranium from Iran, an option previously discussed with Tehran. During negotiations between the United States and Iran in Geneva before the war against Tehran began, the Iranian side mentioned the possibility of halting uranium enrichment and transferring part of its reserves to Russia. However, after the U.S.-Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic, Tehran refused to restrict its uranium enrichment program. President Donald Trump threatened this Thursday to immediately impose a 50% tariff on countries that supply weapons to Iran, while assuring that they are already negotiating with the Islamic Republic, which he claims has undergone a «very productive regime change», to reduce tariffs and sanctions for them. «The country that supplies military weapons to Iran will be immediately hit with a 50% tariff on all and every good sold to the United States, effective immediately. There will be no exclusions or exemptions,» Trump stated on his Truth Social network. Trump also commented, after announcing a temporary truce to negotiate with Iran last night, stating that «a very productive regime change» has taken place. «The United States will work closely with Iran, a country that, as we have determined, has undergone a very productive regime change. There will be no uranium enrichment, and the United States, in collaboration with Iran, will unearth and eliminate all nuclear waste buried at great depth,» he pointed out in another message on Truth Social. According to Trump, during the current war, «nothing has been touched» of these nuclear remains, which remain under «strict satellite surveillance». Russia reiterated on Thursday, April 9, its willingness to help Iran remove enriched uranium from the country, if the Islamic Republic ultimately makes that decision. «Our proposal remains on the table, the President of Russia (Vladimir Putin) has expressed it repeatedly,» said the head of the Rosatom atomic agency, Alexey Likhachev, cited by Interfax agency. He added that Russia can, if approved by Tehran, reduce Iranian uranium enrichment. «However, such decisions are not made during military operations,» assured Lijachov.
