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Enriched uranium stockpile undercuts Trump claim of Iran’s ‘essential denuclearization’
Nuclear experts said Iran still has stockpiled enriched uranium and centrifuge components, leaving its weapons potential intact despite the strikes, PolitiFact reported.
- In an August 16 Truth Social post, President Donald Trump touted the 'essential Denuclearization of Iran' as a major achievement, yet nuclear specialists tell PolitiFact that little evidence supports the claim.
- While the 2025 U.S. military strikes significantly degraded Iran's nuclear program, experts note the attacks did not eliminate the capacity to develop weapons, as Iran maintains stockpiles of highly enriched uranium and advanced centrifuges.
- On August 17, a 60-day memorandum of understanding aimed at initiating nuclear talks expired, leaving the United States and Iran far apart as the hard-line regime remains increasingly motivated to secure nuclear deterrence.
- Military options of acceptable risk are 'close to exhausted,' said Brendan Green, a University of Cincinnati political scientist, noting that current hostilities have made Iran's leadership less amenable to diplomatic negotiations.
- Specialists like Richard Nephew of Columbia University emphasize that even if Iran started from scratch, the regime possesses the knowledge to produce a nuclear weapon in a couple of years, complicating future weaponization efforts.
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