Trump says Iran is ready to give up its enriched uranium: report

US President Donald Trump has said that Iran is ready to give up its enriched uranium, as per the news agency AFP.

“They’ve agreed to give us back the nuclear dust,” he said at the White House, his shorthand for uranium stockpiles that Washington believes could be weaponised. “There’s a very good chance we’re going to make a deal.”

The remarks come days after the US and Iran failed to reach an agreement during a 21-hour round of talks in Islamabad that ended without a deal. The sticking point remains unchanged: Iran’s right to enrich nuclear fuel. Washington wants limits. Tehran doesn’t want to give up the right.

JD Vance has already framed the contours. Meet the US “red lines,” he said, and “this can be a very, very good deal for both countries.”

But those lines are far apart. The US is pushing for a 20-year freeze on uranium enrichment. Iran, according to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, is willing to go only as far as five years.

That gap is the negotiation. Washington’s earlier position was even harder, a complete and permanent halt to domestic enrichment, citing the risk of nuclear weapons capability. That demand has since softened into a long-term freeze. Iran’s stance hasn’t moved as much.

With both sides holding firm on key terms, it remains unclear whether recent statements signal a breakthrough or a negotiating stance ahead of further talks.