Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued an ultimatum to Iran Wednesday, urging the nation to give up its enriched uranium — or President Trump will launch another “Operation Midnight Hammer” to seize it.

President Trump has vowed to stop Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons. On Wednesday, he posted that the United States would work with Iran to dig up the “Nuclear ‘Dust.’”

For the US to reach a deal or end its war with Iran, President Trump has said he wants the country to surrender its “enriched” uranium. But as CNN explores in “Word of the Week,” nuclear arms experts say they have doubts about how well he and his lead negotiator understand the technicalities.

IAEA inspectors have not been able to verify the near weapons-grade uranium since June 2025, when Israeli and American strikes greatly weakened Iran’s air defenses, military leadership and nuclear program. The lack of inspections has made it difficult to know exactly where it is located.

Satellite imagery shows that Iran could have transferred to Isfahan up to 540 kilograms—possibly all—of its highly-enriched uranium inventory before the June strikes last year.

The first day of a cease-fire with Iran was marked by continued volleys of rockets and drones falling in the Middle East, with two issues emerging as key sticking points—whether the pause in fighting

A new wave of nuclear energy projects around the world is putting Saskatchewan’s uranium industry back in the spotlight, with one major company saying it is nearly ready to deliver fuel into a rapidly growing market.

ReeXploration Inc. (TSXV: REE) (FSE: K2I0) ("ReeXploration" or the "Company") is pleased to report positive preliminary results from its maiden uranium drilling program at the Eureka Project ("Eureka" or the "Project") in central Namibia.