Trump opposes Russia or China taking Iran's highly enriched uranium

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 27, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday poured cold water on the prospect of Iran transferring its store of highly enriched uranium to Russia or China as part of any deal to end the war with the U.S. "No, I wouldn't be comfortable" with that arrangement, Trump said during a Cabinet meeting at the White House. The Kremlin, which has the world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, has previously said it would accept Iran's enriched uranium to help facilitate a peace deal. China has also been speculated to be willing to take in that material, news outlets have reported . Trump declared in a Truth Social post Monday that Iran's enriched uranium will be destroyed, either in the U.S., in the Islamic republic itself, or "at another acceptable location." The comments at Wednesday's Cabinet meeting came as the U.S. and Iran continue to signal they are working toward at least a short-term agreement to end the three-month-old war in the Middle East. Oil prices , which have increased dramatically due to the war's impact on global energy supplies, fell after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the meeting that the U.S. wants to give diplomacy "every chance to succeed."