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Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say
MSN ^ | 05/21/2026 | ParisaHafezi

Posted on 05/21/2026 5:22:24 AM PDT by thegagline

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 U.S. demands at peace talks.

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's order could further frustrate U.S. President Donald Trump and complicate talks on ending the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Israeli officials have told Reuters that Trump has assured Israel that Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium, needed to make an atomic weapon, will be sent out of Iran and that any peace deal must include a clause on this.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will not consider the war over until enriched uranium is removed from Iran, Tehran ends its support for proxy militias, and its ballistic missile capabilities are eliminated.

"The Supreme Leader’s directive, and the consensus within the establishment, is that the stockpile of enriched uranium should not leave the country,” said one of the two Iranian sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.

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

The White House and Iran's foreign ministry did not respond to requests for comment.***

Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. was ready to proceed with further attacks on Tehran if Iran did not agree to a peace deal, but suggested Washington could wait a few days to "get the right answers."***

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: guessagain; iran; irgc; israel; jewhatersonfr; tds; unitedstates; war

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1 posted on 05/21/2026 5:22:24 AM PDT by thegagline
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To: thegagline

They are not serious about the ceasefire. It is just a means to entrench and re-arm.


2 posted on 05/21/2026 5:28:34 AM PDT by pas
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To: thegagline

That’s not a negotiable point


3 posted on 05/21/2026 5:28:48 AM PDT by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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To: thegagline
Trump has assured Israel that Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium, needed to make an atomic weapon...

So, Israel is calling the shots now?
4 posted on 05/21/2026 5:29:52 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (.)
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To: thegagline

>>Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s order could further frustrate U.S. President Donald Trump and complicate talks on ending the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

It’s not overly complicated. Simply nuke Iran, wipe out every man, woman, and child, and then take control of the uranium. Make a wasteland and then call it peace.


5 posted on 05/21/2026 5:32:17 AM PDT by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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To: thegagline

72 Virgins:

Guests will be arriving shortly.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.


6 posted on 05/21/2026 5:32:43 AM PDT by Brian Griffin (Ask your Congressman to tax tariff refunds at 100% & > ~$310 to each insured vehicle owner 4 gas)
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To: ComputerGuy

Don’t conclude anything from unnamed sources.


7 posted on 05/21/2026 5:35:02 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: thegagline

Well, alrighty then!


8 posted on 05/21/2026 5:35:10 AM PDT by deweyfrank (Nobody's Perfect )
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To: ComputerGuy

Nice try troll. How did you infer that from that one line? Trying to stir 💩 huh


9 posted on 05/21/2026 5:35:33 AM PDT by Emcane
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To: vikingd00d

“Simply nuke Iran, wipe out every man, woman, and child, and then take control of the uranium. Make a wasteland and then call it peace.”

The Israeli backup plan is prepared.


10 posted on 05/21/2026 5:35:37 AM PDT by Brian Griffin (Ask your Congressman to tax tariff refunds at 100% & > ~$310 to each insured vehicle owner 4 gas)
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To: ComputerGuy

Your antisemitism is showing. Trump has assured a lot of nations, for example the Saudis recently when he called back next attack, are you going to say he answers to the Arabs now?


11 posted on 05/21/2026 5:36:53 AM PDT by Skwor
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To: thegagline

Time to end the negotiation game. They have been playing us and re-arming. Time to get this over with. They are a threat to the whole world. Use US troops in the EU, then remove them from the EU afterwards. Time for the EU to protect themselves or become a caliphate.


12 posted on 05/21/2026 5:37:47 AM PDT by Mlheureux
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To: ComputerGuy

I think Israel wanted to nuke Iran. Trump kept BB from doing it by joining them in the bombing campaign.

Is the Uranium all in one or two places?
I really have no idea.
IF anyone has knowledge regarding this please feel free to chime in.
I assume there are IRGC Quds forces guarding these facilities.


13 posted on 05/21/2026 5:37:50 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: thegagline

As if anyone sane had any doubts.

It’s time to cut off Iran physically from the whole world. Nothing by land or sea. It should have been done on the first go-round as a naval blockade was clearly insufficient.

The next step is to take out their refineries and power plants while air dropping weapons on long oppressed communities. That would create a chaotic humanitarian disaster but the mullahs and the IRGC/Basij/Quds thugons don’t give a rip. It will still take time.

Just wondering for the military types: would the shockwave from an underwater nuke take out mines? I just don’t see how we let Iran lay them in the first place. Were those channels already mined before the war? A-10s can easily handle the speed boats. If we take that island chain, would they still be able to target shipping effectively? Why is the USS Preble laser equipped destroyer still in Yokosuka, Japan? To protect Taiwan?


14 posted on 05/21/2026 5:38:29 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: thegagline

I really don’t find Persian Mullah comedy very funny.


15 posted on 05/21/2026 5:38:45 AM PDT by blackdog (The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.)
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To: Emcane

That’s Mister Troll to you, Noob.


16 posted on 05/21/2026 5:38:59 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (.)
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To: thegagline

“Khamenei”

Isn’t this the fag brother that has yet to be proved still alive?


17 posted on 05/21/2026 5:40:26 AM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: pas

That’s what I’ve been saying. My dad taught me that if I were in a fight you keep going til you win or lose. Personally I’d have wiped Iran off the map, they’ve been messing around as long as I can remember.


18 posted on 05/21/2026 5:40:56 AM PDT by TermLimits4All ("If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.")
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To: thegagline

The cointoss... and Iran has elected to receive.


19 posted on 05/21/2026 5:41:01 AM PDT by 50sDad (A Liberal prevents me from telling you anything here)
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To: ComputerGuy

If Iran’s stated goal was to nuke YOUR HOUSE, you’d have an opinion on that, right?


20 posted on 05/21/2026 5:41:38 AM PDT by 50sDad (A Liberal prevents me from telling you anything here)
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