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Trump: US Will 'Dig Up and Remove' Iran's Uranium

Says none of the material buried in last summer's strikes has been touched; Iran does not confirm
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Apr 8, 2026 7:07 AM CDT
Trump Says US Will 'Dig Up' Uranium Buried in Iran
A government supporter chants slogans during a gathering after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire with the United States and Israel in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026.   (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

President Trump said Wednesday that the US will work with Iran to "dig up and remove" its enriched uranium that was buried under joint US-Israeli strikes last summer. The president said on social media that "There will be no enrichment of Uranium" and that none of the material had been touched since the June attacks, reports the AP. Trump had previously said the US would retrieve the deeply buried material, which is expected to be an intensive undertaking, if it struck an agreement with Iran. Trump added: "We are, and will be, talking Tariff and Sanctions relief with Iran." Trump's remarks came hours after the US, Israel, and Iran agreed to a ceasefire. Sporadic attacks were reported after the deal was announced.

Israel said the deal did not apply to its fighting with the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. A series of Israeli strikes hit several areas in central Beirut on Wednesday, the state-run National News Agency reported. Loud booms could be heard throughout the city and smoke was rising from several points. It was not immediately clear what was targeted, but several of the strikes were in busy commercial locations.

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