{"id":2000114483,"date":"2026-06-04T09:22:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000114483"},"modified":"2026-06-04T09:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:45:25","slug":"trump-says-u-s-iran-to-jointly-dig-out-irans-buried-nuclear-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/trump-says-u-s-iran-to-jointly-dig-out-irans-buried-nuclear-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says U.S., Iran to jointly dig out Iran&#8217;s buried nuclear material"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s very, very hard to get it \u2026 but nevertheless, I want to get at it,&#8221; Trump told reporters at the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite recent strikes in the region, he said that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire taking effect in early April remains in place, suggesting that it is possible an interim deal could be reached &#8220;over the weekend&#8221; as the ongoing talks are advancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The negotiation itself has gone very well &#8211; actually, very well &#8211; even if it happens, and it might not happen, but if it happens, it could happen like over the weekend,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A ceasefire there is much different than a ceasefire in other parts of the world,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You know, I&#8217;d say in that part of the world, a ceasefire is when you&#8217;re shooting in a more moderate manner.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Trump claimed that Iranian officials have &#8220;changed their mind a couple of times, but as it stands now, we will go in sometime in the not-too-distant future.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran&#8217;s naval forces have targeted the &#8220;command center&#8221; on a U.S. destroyer in the Gulf of Oman in response to U.S. &#8220;violations of the regulations&#8221; of the Strait of Hormuz and its &#8220;hostile&#8221; actions against Iranian vessels, state-run IRIB TV reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minutes later, the U.S. Central Command denied the claim on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/6a20d14aa310d68600fec2ee.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000114485\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trump has said U.S., Iran to jointly dig out Iran&#8217;s buried nuclear material<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that talks with Iran are going &#8220;very well&#8221; and &#8220;as of this moment,&#8221; Tehran has agreed to allow U.S. personnel, in coordination with Iranian authorities, to enter Iran and recover buried nuclear material once the war ends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000114484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[151,101],"byline":[235],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000114483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-48","tag-editors-choice","tag-internationl","byline-xinhua"],"bylines":[{"id":235,"name":"Xinhua","slug":"xinhua","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":80}],"contributors":[{"id":235,"name":"Xinhua","slug":"xinhua","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":80}],"featured_image":{"id":2000114484,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/3de589fff45f4001848b934045a42379.jpeg","alt":"","caption":"President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Washington. 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