WSJ: Iran May Export Enriched Uranium To Russia

It would be enough for 12 nuclear bombs.

Iranian representatives offered to transfer its highly enriched uranium to Russia during the first round of talks with the United States in Oman on February 6. The country is also ready to suspend the enrichment process for a few years.

The Wall Street Journal reports The Wall Street Journal.

What happened at the meeting in Oman

What is known is that Iran has always claimed to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes, even though it is the only country without nuclear weapons that produces uranium at 60% enrichment, close to the 90% needed to make a weapon.

This is precisely why the U.S. wants a deal to prevent this from happening.

"At a previous meeting in Oman, Iran told the U.S. that it was ready to send abroad this highly enriched material, which would be enough to fuel 12 nuclear bombs, possibly to Russia," Iranian, Arab and U.S. officials told the publication.

According to the diplomats, Iranian officials have also signaled that they may offer to suspend uranium enrichment for up to three years.

But as the WSJ writes, that promise would make little difference, as Iran is believed to have stopped enriching uranium after U.S. strikes paralyzed the country's main nuclear facilities in June.

The publication added that after the U.S.-Iran strikes in June 2025, the bulk of the existing stockpile of highly enriched uranium is under the rubble of the attacked nuclear facilities.

What is known about the talks in Geneva

Yesterday, Tuesday, February 17, the second round of talks between Iran and the US took place in Geneva.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the talks were more substantive, adding that both sides presented ideas aimed at working out an agreement.

He also revealed that Iran and the US have agreed to exchange texts to create a framework for the deal before a date for new talks is set.

"It doesn't mean we will be able to reach an agreement quickly, but at least the road to that has started," Araghchi said after talks with Trump envoys Steve Whitkoff and Jared Kushner.

The WSJ source clarified that Iran agreed to submit a text within two weeks "to remove some ambiguities in our position."

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