Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - U.S. President Donald Trump has asserted that Iran is unlikely to continue enriching uranium following the recent U.S. airstrikes on its nuclear facilities. He also dismissed Iranian claims that key components of its nuclear program had been moved before the strikes.
Speaking in an interview, Trump downplayed concerns about
Iran’s nuclear ambitions, stating,
“The last thing they want to do is enrich anything right
now. They want to recover.”
Mocking the idea of Iran restarting its nuclear program, he
added, “Can you imagine after all that they say, ‘Oh, let’s go and do a bomb’?
They’re not going to have a bomb and they’re not going to enrich.”
In a surprising remark, Trump called the U.S. airstrikes a
“tremendous victory for everybody — even for Iran.”
He elaborated, “Look, they’ve got a country, they’ve got oil, and they’re very
smart people. They can come back. I think we’ll end up having somewhat of a
relationship with them.”
Addressing reporters at The Hague, Trump also pushed back
against Iranian claims that enriched uranium had been moved out of the Fordow
nuclear facility before the U.S. attack.
“I believe they didn’t have a chance to get anything out
because they acted fast,” he said. “If it would have taken two weeks, maybe.
But it’s very hard to remove that kind of material… and very dangerous.”
He added, “Plus, they knew we were coming. And if they know we’re coming,
they’re not going to be down there.”
Trump’s comments come just days after the U.S. launched
targeted airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, a move that has triggered
widespread international concern and calls for de-escalation.
While Iran has condemned the attacks and accused
Washington of aggression, Trump insists the operation was a strategic success —
one that, in his view, will force Tehran to reconsider its nuclear trajectory.
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