Trump: Iran won’t enrich uranium, will dig up uranium stockpile; US lifting sanctions

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)

US President Donald Trump asserts that Iran will not be allowed to enrich uranium and claims that the US will work with Iran to dig up its stockpiles of highly-enriched uranium.

There is no indication that Iran has agreed to comply with either of these points, and they are likely to be subject to negotiations that are slated to begin on Friday.

“The United States will work closely with Iran, which we have determined has gone through what will be a very productive Regime Change!” Trump writes in a Truth Social post, even though the Islamic Republic has not fallen.

“There will be no enrichment of Uranium, and the United States will, working with Iran, dig up and remove all of the deeply buried (B-2 Bombers) nuclear ‘dust,'” he adds, referring to the results of the June 2025 strikes on Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites.

“It is now, and has been, under very exacting satellite surveillance (space force!). Nothing has been touched from the date of attack.”

“We are, and will be, talking tariff and sanctions relief with Iran,” he reveals.

In a subsequent post, Trump adds, “A country supplying military weapons to Iran will be immediately tariffed, on any and all goods sold to the United States of America, 50%, effective immediately. There will be no exclusions or exemptions!”

Back in the first post, Trump says, “Many of the 15 points have already been been agreed to.”

He notably appears to make Washington’s 15-point plan for ending the war the basis of negotiations with Iran, even though his post announcing the ceasefire said Iran’s 10-point response would be the basis for talks.

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