April 14, 2026. The US-Israeli coalition keeps engaged in a sustained, conflict against Iran, characterized by high uncertainty, with a ceasefire appearing fragile and long-term resolution difficult to achieve without further devastating impacts, such as targeting critical oil and civil infrastructure (power, water, communications) and the continued blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, that could lead to a permanent rise in energy prices, sparking global recessionary risks, and to a catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the region with massive population displacement.
Now, Israel, the US and Russia are discussing a possible solution to the Iranian nuclear threat. The Kremlin has confirmed today that President Putin’s proposal to take custody of Iran’s enriched uranium is "on the table". The Russian Federation is ready to take custody of Iran’s stockpile of 450 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium, as part of a potential peace deal to end the conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran that began in February. The move is intended to be a confidence-building measure, removing the immediate nuclear threat from Iranian soil to satisfy Israeli security concerns without requiring a very difficult full ground invasion.
The Russian Federation is considered a logical repository for the nuclear material, as it has done so in 2015, when Iran transferred low-enriched uranium to Russia as part of the JCPOA, but this time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants that any deal must require Iran to relinquish all enriched uranium and be permanently barred from any future enrichment. TAt the same time, the Trump administration wants to see Israel freed from the threat that the Iranian regime insists on placing it under decade after decade.
Russia and the USA possess roughly 90% of the world's nuclear weapons. Russia has a total inventory estimated between 5,459 and 5,500+ warheads, with roughly 1,549–1,718 deployed. The United States has a total inventory estimated between 5,044 and 5,177, with roughly 1,419–1,770 deployed.
