President Trump says Iran has agreed to “everything” and is moving toward an arrangement that would include removing Iran’s enriched uranium without U.S. ground troops.
Trump’s uranium removal plan
“No.
No troops,” Trump said.
The follow-up question—who would retrieve it—didn’t get a clear roster of American actors, only a vague promise of involvement: “our people.” He then leaned into the idea that the operation would happen “together” with Iranian counterparts once the agreement is in place, describing it as something that would avoid fighting after a deal is reached.
“We would have done it the other way if we had to,” he added, like the conversation was turning over contingency plans in real time.
Trump also said the material would then be brought to the United States.
The sequencing he described—agreement first, retrieval together afterward—was the part he seemed most intent on emphasizing, even if the details left a little daylight.
In the background, the whole thing still sounds like it’s being negotiated while being explained.
Blockade, proxy groups, and the assets denial
When asked when he would announce the deal, Trump pointed to timing around a weekend meeting between the two sides, then returned to the blockade language: the U.S.
would continue it “until we get it done.” It’s an unusually firm promise for something he described as a meeting-in-progress, but that’s the shape of it—pressure now, clarity later.
The president also addressed the idea that the U.S.
might provide a financial concession tied to Iran’s nuclear stockpile.
Trump denied that possibility in blunt terms, saying: “No, we are not paying 10 cents.” Misryoum editorial reporting indicates the Trump administration was discussing the possibility of releasing $20 billion in frozen Iranian assets in exchange for its nuclear stockpile, but in the interview he pushed back hard on any suggestion that such a swap is on the table.
In a moment like this, you could almost hear the room shifting—like someone turning a page mid-sentence—because the story isn’t just the deal itself. It’s the signals: no troops, together with Iran, blockade maintained, and no payment. Those are the markers he wants voters to remember.
There’s still the question of how “our people” translates into a practical plan, who exactly is involved, and what kind of logistics sit behind “go get it.” Trump’s own language kept circling back to the same reassurance: an agreement means no fighting.
And maybe that’s the point—selling restraint as a strategy, even while insisting the U.S.
remains in control of the outcome.
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