### [2026-05-22](/feed/2026/05/22/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson says that Iran will not agree to give its highly enriched uranium to the U.S. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4594440)

### Changes:

1. An Iranian foreign ministry spokesman says that Iran will not agree to give its highly enriched uranium to the U.S.  _2026-05-23 01:37:22 (First version)_
1. An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson says that Iran will not agree to give its highly enriched uranium to the U.S.  _(Current version)_

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