US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has acknowledged that the United States does not have a specific plan to remove enriched uranium from Iran.
Speaking to CBS News, Wright said in response to a question on the issue: “We do not know that. That’s what- that’s what’s still yet to be determined.”
Removing enriched uranium from Iran had been one of Washington’s main demands for reaching a deal with Tehran over its nuclear programme.
Iran has repeatedly rejected any discussion of restrictions on uranium enrichment, insisting that its nuclear programme is intended solely for peaceful purposes.
Tehran has also refused to transfer its stockpiles of enriched uranium to the United States.
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran possesses more than 400 kilogrammes of uranium enriched up to 60 per cent.
It is believed that part of those stockpiles is stored at an underground site in Isfahan that was targeted in US-Israeli strikes, making the removal of the uranium from the site difficult.
