Trump says US will ‘get’ Iran’s enriched uranium, claims Space Force is tracking Iran’s every move

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (May 10) said America remains determined to confiscate Iran’s remaining enriched uranium, warning that Washington is closely monitoring Tehran’s nuclear facilities through advanced surveillance capabilities.

Trump said taking control of Iran’s nuclear material remains a key objective.

“We’ll get that at some point,” Trump, told TV’s “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson”. “We have it surveilled. You know, I did a thing called Space Force, and they are watching.”

Trump added that the US has extensive monitoring capabilities over Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.

“If somebody walked in, they can tell you his name, his address, the number of his badge,” he said. “We have that very well surveilled. If anybody got near the place, we will know about it, and we’ll blow them up.”

Despite the strikes, concerns remain in Washington and Jerusalem over Iran’s remaining stockpile of enriched uranium.

The US and Israel are also believed to have carried out additional strikes near Iranian nuclear facilities in recent months.

In an interview with CBS News, Netanyahu said the joint US-Israeli campaign had achieved significant results but was incomplete.

“I think it accomplished a great deal, but it’s not over because there’s still nuclear material — enriched uranium — that has to be taken out of Iran,” Netanyahu said.

He added: “All that is still there, and there’s work to be done.”

Netanyahu also stressed that eliminating the remaining stockpile would require physically removing the material from Iran.

“You go in, and you take it out,” he said.

Last week, a proposed 14-point framework aimed at advancing peace talks between Washington and Tehran.

However, both sides remain divided over key issues related to Iran’s nuclear activities and future enrichment limits.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy warned that any strike on Iranian commercial or oil vessels would trigger a “heavy assault” on American naval assets and regional military bases.

The warning followed Friday’s confrontation in which US forces intercepted two Iranian tankers allegedly attempting to bypass the naval blockade.

The US military also said it had thwarted attacks on three American ships and carried out retaliatory strikes on Iranian-linked targets near the Strait of Hormuz.

Washington argues the blockade is necessary to cut off funding for Tehran’s military and nuclear activities.

The US military said Sunday it had redirected 61 commercial vessels and disabled four since the blockade operations began in April.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Tehran was unmoved by American “deadlines,” even as countries including Russia and Saudi Arabia pushed for renewed negotiations.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian struck a defiant tone on social media.

“We will never bow down to the enemy, and if there is talk of dialogue or negotiation, it does not mean surrender or retreat,” Pezeshkian said.

The White House did not immediately comment on Iran’s latest response to a US-backed peace proposal.

However, US ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said diplomacy remained Washington’s preferred option.

“President Donald Trump is giving diplomacy every chance we possibly can before going back to hostilities,” Waltz told ABC.

Meanwhile, Qatar said a drone strike caused a small fire aboard a commercial vessel near Doha.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre confirmed that the vessel had been struck by an unidentified projectile, though no casualties were reported.

No group immediately claimed responsibility.