Putin says Moscow prepared to store Iranian enriched uranium

“Putin says Moscow prepared to store Iranian enriched uranium Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is prepared to transport and store Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, reviving an arrangement previously used under the 2015 nuclear agreement. Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Putin said Russia had removed enriched uranium from Iran in 2015 and was ready “to repeat this experience”. Putin said all sides in the conflict had initially agreed to move the uranium out of Iran, but negotiations later stalled. “Then the United States hardened its position and demanded that the uranium be transported exclusively to US territory. Iran then hardened its position,” he said.

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