#highly-enriched-uranium

#highly-enriched-uranium

The US Department of Energy announced that thanks to President Trump's decisive leadership 13.5 kilograms (about 30 pounds) of uranium had been removed from a legacy research reactor in Venezuela. The department called the joint operation, involving the United Kingdom, the United States and Venezuela, a win for America, Venezuela, and the world. The safe removal of all enriched uranium from Venezuela sends another signal to the world of a restored and renewed Venezuela, Brandon Williams, the administrator of the department's National Nuclear Security Administration, said.

As fears loomed of renewed conflict after Washington carried out a major redeployment of military assets to the region, the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said he thought there was still a good chance of finding a diplomatic solution. He told CBS negotiators would probably meet on Thursday to discuss and try to make a fast deal. Alluding to US assets in the region as potential targets, however, he said: If the US attacks us, then we have every right to defend ourselves.