Donald Trump has announced that the United States will collaborate with Iran to locate and eliminate enriched uranium, referred to as nuclear ‘dust’, which is deeply buried underground post US-Israeli attacks last year.
The US president indicated that Iran will halt uranium enrichment, a condition previously rejected by Tehran, and suggested that the country is undergoing a regime change. Trump expressed in a post on Truth Social that the US will engage closely with Iran, stating that Iran has experienced a very productive Regime Change.
Furthermore, Trump mentioned that there will be no Uranium enrichment, and the US, in partnership with Iran, will excavate and eliminate all deeply buried Nuclear ‘Dust’. He emphasized that the site has been under meticulous Satellite Surveillance. Discussions regarding Tariff and Sanctions relief with Iran are ongoing, with progress made on many of the 15 outlined points.
In a subsequent social media post, Trump warned that any nation supplying military weapons to Iran will face a 50% tariff on all goods sold to the US.
Trump’s assertion that Iran has agreed to several aspects of his 15-point plan follows his acknowledgment that a 10-point ceasefire proposal from Iran was viable. However, Iran has not confirmed its cooperation with the US to retrieve the buried uranium.
A two-week ceasefire agreement was reached among Iran, the US, and Israel, after Trump’s threats to obliterate Iranian civilization if Tehran did not comply with his demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Despite the ceasefire, attacks in Iran and Gulf Arab countries were reported, prompting Vice-President JD Vance to describe the situation as “fragile.”
Vance, speaking in Budapest, acknowledged varying reactions in Iran to the proposed truce, highlighting discrepancies in perceptions of the military accomplishments and the agreement’s nature, contributing to the fragile nature of the truce.
Financial markets responded positively to the ceasefire, easing concerns about global energy supplies. Benchmark Brent crude oil prices dropped approximately 14% to $94 a barrel in Wednesday morning trading. However, oil prices remain elevated compared to pre-Iran war levels, reflecting uncertainty surrounding the conflict and tanker flow through the controlled Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude oil futures traded at $72.29 a barrel before the war commenced.
