US President Donald Trump rejected a proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin to move the Iranian enriched uranium to Russia as a way to end the war, Axios reported on Friday.
According to sources close to the matter, Trump had a phone call with Putin on Monday during which he rejected one of the Russian president's proposals.
This is not the first time it has been offered. It hasn't been accepted. The US position is we need to see the uranium secured," Axios reported, citing a US official.
The report also noted that there were no clear signs by Iran that it would accept this type of offer, given that it had already been rejected during the negotiations before the war.
"The president talks to everyone, Xi, Putin, the Europeans, and he's always willing to make a deal. But it has to be a good deal. The president doesn't make bad deals," the US official said.
Iran's proposal to deal with uranium
During the negotiations last month, Iran proposed diluting the uranium inside its own facilities under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the report mentioned.
According to a statement by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, who was in charge of leading the negotiations with Iran, the regime has enough nuclear material to create 11 atomic bombs.
Witkoff told CNBC on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic had 460 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60%, which it could have taken to make a “dirty bomb.” "There is no reason to be at 60%. None. Zero reason, unless you're pursuing a weapon," he said.
The IDF has been striking Iranian nuclear facilities over the last couple of days. More specifically, the IAF had struck Iran’s advanced-explosives nuclear facility at Parchin-Taleghan 2, the IDF said.
Parchin-Taleghan 2 had previously served as an AMAD Project nuclear-weapons site used for explosives testing. It is just south of Tehran.
Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.