US Envoy Reveals Iran Uranium Claim Before Strikes

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff disclosed that Iranian negotiators claimed during recent talks to possess enough enriched uranium to produce 11 nuclear bombs, a revelation that underscored the failure of diplomatic efforts and preceded American military strikes on Iran.

Witkoff, a real estate developer advising President Donald Trump on Middle East negotiations, shared the details in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on March 3, 2026. He described three rounds of indirect discussions held in February, starting on February 6 in Oman and concluding on February 26 in Geneva, Switzerland. Witkoff participated alongside Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law.

In the opening session, Iranian officials stated they controlled 460 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent, a level that international monitors had previously flagged as concerning. According to Witkoff, the negotiators expressed no reservations about the stockpile's potential. "Both the Iranian negotiators said to us directly with no shame that they controlled 460 kilograms of 60 enriched uranium and they're aware that that could make 11 nuclear bombs," he recounted. They also asserted an inalienable right to...