US President Trump: We want to get Iran’s enriched uranium

United States (US) President Donald Trump said during the European trading session on Tuesday that psychologically, we want to get Iran’s enriched uranium.

Additional remarks

Considers the Lebanon war a minor one and that the Iran deal can survive.

Didn’t like Israel’s attacks on Beirut.

Suggested to Israel that Syria take care of Hezbollah.

If Israel can’t do the job without killing everyone else, Syria should do the job.

Netanyahu must now be more responsible with respect to Lebanon.

Meanwhile, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Takht-Ravanchi says nuclear issues will be discussed in the next phase of talks, which includes uranium enrichment, stockpile, Iran's nuclear needs, SNN reported.

Market reaction

The US Dollar Index (DXY) trades 0.1% lower at around 99.55 in the European trade. However, the impact appears to stem from diminished safe-haven demand rather than the immediate response to US President Trump's comments.