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U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday on Full Measure that enriched uranium believed to remain buried beneath rubble at Iranian nuclear sites is under close U.S. surveillance. He added Washington is monitoring the area continuously and would detect any attempt to move material from the site. 

“We’ll get that at some point… We have it surveilled. I did a thing called Space Force, and they are watching that… If anybody got near the place, we will know about it — and we’ll blow them up,” Trump said, referring to the U.S. military’s space-based monitoring capabilities.

Trump also said that the United States has already achieved significant operational objectives in Iran, estimating progress at “around 70%,” while suggesting that additional targets may still be considered.

According to Trump, Iran’s military leadership has been heavily degraded, stating that “Iran’s A team is gone, B team is gone, probably C team is gone,” and accusing Tehran of repeatedly violating agreements. He further claimed that Iran has been significantly weakened militarily, saying it “no longer has an effective army, leadership, or air defenses.”

Trump also argued that a full U.S. withdrawal at this stage would allow Iran time to rebuild, estimating it would take “20 years” for the country to recover its capabilities, while stressing that U.S. objectives in the region have not yet been fully completed.

In parallel remarks, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told Fox News that ongoing U.S. policy measures, described as “Operation Economic Fury,” are having a severe impact on Iran’s economy.

According to Waltz, Iran’s foreign currency reserves are now “nearly depleted,” or close to zero, as economic pressure continues to intensify.