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April 1, 2026

Does the Trump administration understand how ‘enriched’ uranium is made into weapons?

Research Analyst Connor Murray spoke with CNN about enriched uranium and its role in the Trump administration’s decision to attack Iran.

Less than two days after Witkoff and Kushner met with Iran to discuss its nuclear program, the US and Israel attacked the country. Some experts suggest that the decision was informed, at least partially, by a shallow understanding of Iran’s nuclear program and positions.

A month on, the US is engaged in an intense war that experts argue could potentially have been avoided with another word: Diplomacy. US and Israeli strikes have indeed severely diminished Iran’s capacities to enrich uranium, Diaz-Maurin says. But he says Iran’s know-how and political will to build nuclear weapons probably won’t be destroyed so easily. Read more

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