The Secret Russia-Iran Nuclear Deal — Enriched Uranium for the Mullahs

by Benjamin Weinthal Fox News   March 5, 2023

https://www.meforum.org/64230/the-secret-russia-iran-nuclear-deal-enriched

Published originally under the title “Russia and Iran Secret Nuclear Deal Would Allow Uranium Transfers to Tehran’s Illicit Weapons Program.”

Amid the International Atomic Energy Agency’s disclosure this week that the Islamic Republic of Iran accumulated near weapons-grade enriched uranium for its alleged nuclear weapon program, Fox News Digital has learned that Iran has allegedly secured secret deals with Russia to guarantee deliveries of uranium.

In what could be a major setback to a new Iran nuclear deal, foreign intelligence sources speaking on the condition of anonymity, and who are familiar with the negotiations between Moscow and Tehran over Iran’s reported illegal nuclear weapons work, told Fox News Digital that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to return enriched uranium that it received from Iran if a prospective atomic deal collapses. The State Department would neither confirm nor deny the reports.

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Benjamin Weinthal, a Middle East Forum writing fellow, reports on Israel, Iran, Syria, Turkey and Europe for Fox News Digital. Follow him on Twitter at @BenWeinthal.

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  1. Koffler noted that, “Based on my knowledge of Russian doctrine and state tradecraft, the Russians are trying to play both sides. On the one side, they do not want Iran to have a nuclear weapon. On the other hand, they do want assistance from Iran for Ukraine.” …She concluded that, “The Russians are trying to signal to the Iranians that they will help them out like they did with Iran’s civilian nuclear program.

    Koffler often appears on “Steve Bannon’s War Room”, a program I often listen to. What she says here sounds reasonable.