In a series of statements made on April 17, 2026, President Donald Trump claimed that Iran has ‘agreed to everything’ in ongoing negotiations. During a phone interview with CBS News, Trump asserted that Iran will work with the United States to remove its buried stockpile of highly-enriched uranium, stating, ‘We’ll go down and get it with them, and then we’ll take it. We’ll be getting it together because by that time, we’ll have an agreement and there’s no need for fighting when there’s an agreement.’
Analysis: The statement exhibits a high degree of grotesqueness and detachment from diplomatic reality. Trump describes the recovery of highly-enriched uranium as a collaborative effort where U.S. forces will ‘go down and get it’ alongside Iranian counterparts, referring to the material as ‘nuclear dust’ created by B-2 bombers. This rhetoric simplifies complex nuclear non-proliferation protocols into a logistical cleanup operation. Furthermore, the claim that Iran has agreed to ‘everything’—including a total cessation of support for proxy groups like Hezbollah and Hamas, and an indefinite suspension of uranium enrichment—stands in stark contrast to the reality of the ongoing regional conflict and the skepticism expressed by international observers and Iranian military sources. The assertion that the U.S. can simply ‘take’ the material without financial exchange or complex verification mechanisms is a significant exaggeration of the current diplomatic status.
Source: CBS News, as reported by sentdefender, April 17, 2026.
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