Frustrated by Iran, Trump at last seizes enriched uranium
US energy department says 13.5kg of uranium taken from reactor in Caracas – a fraction of the 408kg held by Tehran
TL;DR
- The US Department of Energy, in collaboration with the UK and Venezuela, removed 13.5kg of uranium from a research reactor near Caracas.
- The uranium was transported to a Department of Energy complex in South Carolina.
- This operation is framed as a diplomatic success and a signal of improved relations between the US and Venezuela.
- The quantity removed from Venezuela is significantly less than the 408kg of uranium the US has sought from Iran.
- The article notes a recent thawing of relations between the Trump administration and Venezuela, including high-level visits and the reopening of the US embassy.