Iran claimed to have enough uranium for 11 nuclear bombs during Geneva talks, US envoy Witkoff says

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Iran claimed to have enough uranium for 11 nuclear bombs during Geneva talks, US envoy Witkoff says
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Iran ian officials told their US counterparts at crunch talks in Switzerland last week that the Islamic Republic possessed enough enriched material to build 11 nuclear bombs, President Trump’s special envoy claimed Monday night.

“Both the Iranian negotiators said to us directly with, you know, no shame, that they controlled 460 kilograms of 60% ,” Steve Witkoff told Fox News host Sean Hannity, “and they’re aware that that could make 11 nuclear bombs, and that was the beginning of their negotiating stance.”US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner hold a meeting with Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi in Geneva. A third round of indirect talks between the United States and Iran, mediated by Oman’s foreign minister, opened in Geneva on Feb. 26, 2026.Witkoff and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner traveled to Geneva Feb. 26 for indirect talks brokered by Oman in what turned out to be a last-ditch effort to prevent US military action against Iran. Married HS gym teacher charged with sexually assaulting student: 'Can’t believe I’m going to do this'Mayor’s frantic texts to family revealed after she's allegedly caught having sex with drunken teen at pool party “Jared and I opened up with the Iranian negotiators telling us they had the inalienable right to enrich all their nuclear fuel that they possessed. That’s how they opened up,” Witkoff recounted.This satellite image, provided by Vantor, shows a close-up of the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran on March 1, 2026.An Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner firing a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 1, 2026.“We, of course, responded that the president feels we have the inalienable right to stop you dead in your tracks,” he continued. “They then went on to say that beyond the inalienable right to enrich, that that was going to be their starting point. And Jared and I just sort of looked at ourselves flummoxed and said, ‘Well, we’re really in for it now.'” Married HS gym teacher charged with sexually assaulting student: 'Can’t believe I’m going to do this'Christina Applegate dumped Brad Pitt for unlikely rock star — and reveals how she turned Kelly Bundy into a ‘full rock slut’Elisabeth Hasselbeck Claps Back After Sunny Hostin Called Her Out On ‘The View’ For Voting For Trump: “I Proudly Voted For Trump”US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner hold a meeting with Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi in Geneva. A third round of indirect talks between the United States and Iran, mediated by Oman's foreign minister, opened in Geneva on Feb. 26, 2026.This satellite image, provided by Vantor, shows a close-up of the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran on March 1, 2026.An Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner firing a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 1, 2026.

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