U.S. President Donald Trump has said efforts to obtain uranium from Iran would be a prolonged and complex process following last year’s American strikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities.
In a post shared late Monday on his Truth Social platform, Trump claimed that “Operation Midnight Hammer” had completely destroyed Iran’s nuclear-related sites, adding that any attempt to recover remaining materials would take considerable time.
The president frequently uses the term “nuclear dust” to describe Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, which Washington alleges could be used in developing nuclear weapons. He has also used the phrase to refer to remnants left behind after the strikes on Iranian facilities.
Despite repeated denials from Iranian Foreign Ministry, Trump insisted that Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile would eventually be transferred to U.S. control.
The comments come amid heightened tensions following joint military operations by the United States and Israel, including strikes carried out on February 28 targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
Israeli officials have accused Iran of accelerating its nuclear ambitions after a brief conflict last June, during which U.S. forces reportedly bombed multiple facilities, including a key uranium enrichment site.
The situation continues to raise concerns about regional stability and the future of Iran’s nuclear program.
