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Edward Helmore in New York

JD Vance suggests Iran’s uranium stockpile is still intact despite US strikes

a satellite view of a nuclear facility
A satellite view of Iran's Fordow fuel enrichment plant. Photograph: Maxar Technologies/AFP via Getty Images

JD Vance has suggested Iran’s estimated 400kg (882lb) stockpile of enriched uranium, which is just short of weapons-grade, remains intact despite the recent US bombing campaign against Iran.

On Monday, the vice-president told Fox News that the location of the uranium “is not the question before us”, and said the relevant question was: “Can Iran enrich the uranium to weapons-grade level and can they convert that fuel into a nuclear weapon?”

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