politics
April 19, 2026
Russia offers to take Iran’s uranium as US-Iran talks hit impasse
Russia says it is ready to remove Iran’s enriched uranium as US demands and Tehran’s red lines continue to stall nuclear talks
TL;DR
- Russia's Rosatom is ready to assist Iran in removing its enriched uranium stockpile.
- This offer comes as US-Iran nuclear talks remain stalled due to conflicting demands.
- The US demands Iran dismantle its nuclear infrastructure and hand over uranium, which Tehran rejects.
- Iran has proposed downblending its uranium and a limited freeze, rejecting dismantling facilities.
- Iran has previously rejected shipping enriched material to the US, calling it a 'non-starter'.
- Russia has prior experience in helping Iran remove enriched uranium, dating back to 2015.
- Iran possesses over 400kg of uranium enriched to 60%, according to the IAEA.
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