Frustrated by Iran, Trump at last seizes enriched uranium – but from Venezuela

<p>US energy department says 13.5kg of uranium taken from reactor in Caracas – a fraction of the 408kg held by Tehran</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> has succeeded in removing a country’s stash of highly enriched uranium – although that country is not <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran">Iran</a>.</p><p>On Friday, the US Department of Energy announced that “thanks to President Trump’s decisive leadership” 13.5kg (about 30 pounds) of uranium had been removed from a legacy research reactor in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/venezuela">Venezuela</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/08/venezuela-enriched-uranium-trump">Continue reading...</a>