Fact Check: Is the claim Hillary Clinton supplied Uranium to Iran true?
WASHINGTON, DC: As the United States escalated its conflict with Iran following the killing of its supreme leader in a joint operation with Israel, a claim has been circulating on social media platforms that the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton supplied the Islamic Republic with uranium, sparking speculations. Let us fact-check the claim.
Claim: Hillary Clinton supplied uranium to Iran
Speculation about Iran’s nuclear capabilities has raised criticism of Hillary Clinton. She reportedly played a key role in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that established limits on Iran’s uranium enrichment program.
Some even claimed that Clinton directly supplied Iran with uranium because the Iran Nuclear Deal placed restrictions on the country's uranium program at a time when others, including the UN Security Council, were calling for its total suspension.
Similar versions of the rumor about Clinton have appeared during earlier surges in conflict.
Different versions of the claim spread on various social media platforms such as X and Facebook, garnering hundreds of thousands of views.
Fact Check: False, no evidence that Hillary Clinton supplied uranium to Iran
While her role in the deal's formation did result in tighter constraints on Iran's enrichment capabilities, it does not prove that Clinton directly supplied Iran with uranium.
Since the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, similar claims surfaced about former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
However, there is no evidence that Clinton or any other Democratic leaders supplied Iran with uranium to enrich their nuclear program.
A fact check by Grok rejected the claim, stating, “Hillary Clinton did not supply uranium to Iran. No evidence exists; this confuses the unrelated 2010 Uranium One sale (to Russia; zero U.S. uranium left the country). As Sec. State, she helped negotiate the 2015 JCPOA, which cut Iran's centrifuges and uranium stockpile.”
Iran's capability is weakening, according to the United States
The claim emerged as Iran continues its retaliatory airstrikes against the US and Israel, following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
As the conflict entered its second week, the US military said that Iran’s ability to strike American forces and regional allies is weakening.
In a statement posted on social media, United States Central Command said sustained US and Israeli operations were significantly degrading Iran’s ability to retaliate.
