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Does the Trump administration understand how ‘enriched’ uranium is made into weapons? | CNN

For the US to reach a deal with Iran or to end its war in the country, President Trump has said he wants Iran to surrender its “enriched” uranium. “We want no enrichment, but we also want the enriched uranium,” he told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins last week. The president has at times cited Iran’s “enriched” uranium stores as part of his ever-changing rationale for the war, and in recent days, he’s reportedly considered sending US troops in to seize them. But nuclear arms experts say the way Trump and his lead negotiator have talked about uranium enrichment raises doubts about how well they understand the technicalities. For one, Trump keeps referring to “nuclear dust,” which is not a known term in the nuclear energy industry. And since the February 26 US-Iran nuclear talks, Steve Witkoff, a former real estate developer who has been leading US negotiations with Iran along with Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, has made claims that experts say betray a similarly weak expertise. EDITOR’S NOTE: CNN’s “Word of the Week” brings you the meaning behind the words in the news. “Enriched,” from the French “enrichir” meaning to make rich, seems to have entere

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Analysis: Trump team’s gas prices rhetoric has become a fiasco | CNN Politics

The domestic politics of the Iran war can mostly be summed up by two words right now: gas prices. And perhaps no issue better epitomizes the administration’s haphazard messaging strategy when it comes to the war.…

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CNN anchor calls on Congress to back Trump, officially 'authorize' Iran war

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UK forced to halt Chagos Islands deal after Trump criticism | CNN

The UK has been forced to pause its plan to hand over the Chagos Islands, on which the US air base in Diego Garcia resides, after US President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized the deal. British Prime Minister Keir…

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Hospital visit fuels speculation about Samuel Alito’s future on supreme court

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A new CNN poll reveals how people mad at both parties see the midterms | CNN Politics

Americans’ views of both the Democratic and Republican parties remain deeply negative, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. And in an election year that may turn on which party voters see as the lesser of…

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Does the Trump administration understand how ‘enriched’ uranium is made into weapons? | CNN

For the US to reach a deal with Iran or to end its war in the country, President Trump has said he wants Iran to surrender its “enriched” uranium. “We want no enrichment, but we also want the enriched uranium,”…

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The domestic politics of the Iran war can mostly be summed up by two words right now: gas prices. And perhaps no issue better epitomizes the administration’s haphazard messaging strategy when it comes to the war. President Donald Trump…

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The UK has been forced to pause its plan to hand over the Chagos Islands, on which the US air base in Diego Garcia resides, after US President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized the deal. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his…

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