Trump said removing enriched uranium is not sending US troops and Iran refused to ship enriched uranium abroad.

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18/04/2026
On the 17th, US President Trump said that Iran would work with the United States to remove enriched uranium from its territory, and the US would not send troops to participate in this operation. However, Iran rejected the proposal to transport its enriched uranium abroad that day. Trump said in a telephone interview with CBS that day, the operation to remove Iranian enriched uranium would not involve US ground troops. "No troops... Our people will work together with the Iranians to retrieve these materials and then we will transport them to the United States." Trump also said that Iran had agreed to stop funding Middle Eastern "proxies" such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine. However, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bagaei said through the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting that day that Iran rejected the proposal to transport its enriched uranium abroad. Bagaei also said that compensating Iran for its losses is a crucial issue in Iran-US negotiations. The previous round of talks clearly established consensus and bottom lines, and there is no ambiguity in the current negotiation items.