Trump: “We won the Iran war” ... Iran: “We won’t hand over a single grain of enriched uranium”
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- 2026-11-12 03:44:19
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- 2026-11-12 03:44:19
The United States and Iran continued their tense war of nerves on the 11th (local time).
At a Veterans Day event that day, U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States had already won the war with Iran, while when the conflict would end was another matter. He also made clear that the goal was an Iran without nuclear weapons, saying, “We want a complete victory, not 93%.”
Iran, meanwhile, vowed, “We can’t hand over a single grain of enriched uranium.”
“We’ve already won. When it ends is another matter.”
According to CBS News, Trump said at a Veterans Day event at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, “We started the operation against Iran seven months ago, and there were only a few weeks of actual intense fighting,” adding, “When this conflict ends, the world will be a much safer, better and more peaceful place.”
He claimed the war would “end soon” and that, once it was over, “it would be a place without the dangers we had to face.”
He also sought to deflect responsibility for the war with Iran.
Trump argued, “The United States did not start a war with Iran,” and claimed, “Iran has been waging war against the United States since 1979, and this issue should have been resolved long ago.”
He went on: “It was only under this administration that someone fought back.” He continued, “We all fought back. We were serious about fighting, too. We won. The only question left is when we want to end this war.”
He added, “We want a complete victory, not 93%. It will be a complete victory. I intend to ensure it takes them 25 years to rebuild what was destroyed, and hopefully we won’t have to destroy that country any further.”
Not a single grain of nuclear material will be handed over
Iran’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), reported that Mohsen Rezaee, secretary-general of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and the country’s top security official, made clear on the 11th that he would firmly reject the removal of enriched nuclear material.
According to IRIB, Secretary-General Rezaee said Iran “will not allow even a single grain of enriched nuclear material to leave this country.”
The Trump administration’s position is that any agreement to end the war must include Iran giving up its highly enriched uranium and accepting restrictions on its nuclear program as a whole.
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