Although specifics regarding the two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran remain somewhat vague, President Donald Trump indicated on Wednesday that the two nations might collaborate to retrieve Iran’s enriched uranium, which is currently stored underground.

Preventing Iran from acquiring or producing the necessary fuel for a nuclear weapon has been a key goal for Trump throughout his administration.

In a morning social media update, Trump stated, “There will be no uranium enrichment, and the United States will work alongside Iran to excavate and eliminate all of the deeply buried nuclear ‘dust’.” This remark referenced materials entombed beneath debris following last June’s military strikes on the Fordo facility and other nuclear sites as part of Operation Midnight Hammer.

He further emphasized, “This material is currently, and has consistently been, under stringent satellite surveillance (thanks to Space Force!). Nothing has been disturbed since the date of the attack.”

Previously, Trump had not dismissed the possibility of deploying U.S. ground forces to capture the nuclear materials, an action that military experts have deemed potentially perilous, requiring a significant deployment of American special operations troops.

As of now, Iranian officials have yet to publicly comment on any arrangements with the U.S. regarding the removal of nuclear materials.

During a Pentagon press briefing on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reiterated Trump’s statements. “According to the agreement, any nuclear materials that Iran should not possess will be extracted,” he informed journalists.

“Currently, the materials are securely buried and monitored around the clock,” he explained. “We are fully aware of what they possess, and they are also cognizant of that. They can either hand it over to us voluntarily, as the president has outlined, or if necessary, we will take action ourselves, similar to our operations in Midnight Hammer or others. We maintain that option.”