Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran: Report

Uranium 

Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources said, hardening Tehran's stance on one of the main US demands at peace talks.

Iran's top officials, the sources said, believe that sending the material abroad would leave the country more vulnerable to future attacks by the US and Israel. Khamenei has the last say on the most important state matters.

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's order could further frustrate US President Donald Trump and complicate talks on ending the US-Israeli war on Iran, according to Reuters.

This decision could further complicate negotiations aimed at ending the war between the US and Iran, especially after Trump asserted that any peace agreement with Iran must include the removal of its enriched uranium stockpile from the country.

The sources added that there are deep suspicions in Iran that the current truce is merely a tactical maneuver by Washington before resuming its attacks, emphasizing that Tehran's priority is securing a permanent end to the war.