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Witkoff, Kushner meet nuclear experts at national lab in Tennessee, source says

By Thomson Reuters Jun 5, 2026 | 2:59 PM

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and ​son-in-law Jared Kushner traveled ‌to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee on Thursday to consult with experts that could ‌play ​a role ⁠in nuclear negotiations ⁠with Iran, a source familiar with the trip said on Friday.

The source, confirming an ​Axios report, did not provide additional details.

President Donald ⁠Trump is adamant ⁠that any deal to ​end the war with Iran ​include a provision that Tehran ‌will not develop a nuclear weapon.

Iran is believed to possess about 900 pounds ⁠of highly enriched uranium that was at sites bombed by U.S. planes ⁠a ‌year ago. Tehran ⁠has been adamant that ​it ‌must maintain the ability ​to enrich ⁠uranium and denies developing a weapon.

(Reporting by Steve Holland and Christian Martinez; Editing by Ryan Patrick Jones and ​Cynthia Osterman)