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He pointed out that London sits approximately 4,000 kilometers from Iran and Washington DC is 3,300 kilometers from Venezuela, which he said has maintained ties with Tehran. “So you’re telling us that Iran is not a threat to the world or to the US? President Trump knows better,” Hegseth said.
This week, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei ordered that the country’s stockpile of enriched uranium remain within Iranian borders. The directive directly contradicts a key Trump administration demand in ongoing negotiations.
Israeli officials told Reuters that President Trump had previously assured Israel that Iran would completely remove its enriched uranium inventory from the country. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated he will not end military operations until uranium is removed, Iran stops funding regional militias, and its ballistic missile infrastructure is dismantled.
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