The White House has addressed reports about Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium surviving the U.S. strikes last week.
Iran has said it moved 400kg of enriched uranium before the U.S. bombed its nuclear sites.
“I can tell you, the United States had no indication that that enriched uranium was moved prior to the strikes as I also saw falsely reported,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
“As for what’s on the ground right now, it’s buried under miles and miles of rubble because of the success of these strikes on Saturday evening,” she said.
The head of the UN’s nuclear agency Rafael Grossi said the IAEA lost visibility on this material the moment hostilities began, but he added he doesn’t want to give the impression that it’s been lost or hidden.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance, asked about the uranium on Sunday, said the United States would discuss the issue with Iran.
“We’re going to work in the coming weeks to ensure that we do something with that fuel,” Vance said.