Russia Proposes to Acquire Iran's Enriched Uranium — Pentagon Heightened Concerns - video Dailymotion

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In February 2026, Russia proposed to accept Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium as part of a potential resolution to the Iran-US conflict, raising significant concerns at the Pentagon and among nuclear non-proliferation specialists. This proposal would place Iran's near-weapons-grade material under Russian control, granting Moscow considerable influence over the Iran nuclear issue and US-Russian relations concurrently. Iran currently possesses 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent purity, just one step away from weapons-grade status. Both China and Russia have publicly opposed the reinstatement of US sanctions against Iran and endorsed a five-point peace initiative in March 2026 aimed at reestablishing normal transit through the Strait and honoring Iranian sovereignty.

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00:00Here is a nuclear scenario that almost no one is talking about, but the Pentagon absolutely is.

00:05Russia offered in February 2026 to take Iran's enriched uranium stockpile as part of any peace

00:12settlement. Think about what that means. Iran holds 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60%

00:20purity, one technical step from weapons grade. If Russia takes custody of that material,

00:26Moscow gains direct leverage over the most sensitive nuclear question of this decade.

00:31The U.S. is currently in Switzerland, negotiating for the destruction of that same stockpile.

00:36Russia and China have both opposed reimposing U.S. sanctions on Iran. And backed a five-point

00:42plan that would restore Iranian sovereignty over the strait. The U.S., Russia, China, and Iran

00:49are all now maneuvering over the same pile of enriched uranium. Whoever controls the final

00:54disposition of that material will have shaped the nuclear balance of power for the next generation.

Russia Proposes to Acquire Iran's Enriched Uranium — Pentagon Heightened Concerns

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