Iran rejects Trump claim on deal to surrender nuclear material stockpiles
Iran has rejected suggestions by Donald Trump that it has agreed to hand over its stockpile of enriched uranium.
![A woman holds a poster depicting Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei during an anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli rally, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran on March 26, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-1776461073.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Iran has rejected suggestions by Donald Trump that it has agreed to hand over its stockpile of enriched uranium.
![A woman holds a poster depicting Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei during an anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli rally, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran on March 26, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-1776461073.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








US President Trump threatens to destroy power plants, bridges by 8pm Tuesday if Iran doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz.
The US and Israel have repeatedly hit the plant, raising risks of radioactive contamination far beyond Iran’s borders.
Tehran says it is the fourth attack near the nuclear plant amid the US-Israel war on Iran.
A military operation would pose chemical, logistical, and tactical hurdles, experts say.
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Israeli authorities said they were containing a large fire at an oil refinery in Haifa after it was hit by debris.
While US-Israeli attacks hit key infrastructure, hardliners demand withdrawal from Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Russia’s foreign ministry has accused the US and Israel of trying to spark a nuclear disaster after a strike at Bushehr.

Israel has been trying to make the case for its war on Iran by portraying the country as a threat to European cities.
Former NATO official William Alberque says 440 kg of missing Iranian uranium is blocking a US victory claim.