As Iran Talks Get Underway, Expert Raises Alarm Over Lack Of Plan To Secure Nuclear Material

European and Iranian negotiators ended their talks successful Geneva, Switzerland, Friday without a clear breakthrough, but diplomats told The Associated Press they were hopeful of much discussions pinch nan Iranians.

The talks pinch Iran travel a time aft White House property caput Karoline Leavitt delivered a connection from President Trump, stating, "Based connected nan truth that there's a important chance of negotiations that whitethorn aliases whitethorn not return spot pinch Iran successful nan adjacent future, I will make my determination whether aliases not to spell wrong nan adjacent 2 weeks."

One erstwhile Pentagon charismatic says location is an important rumor that is not being discussed.

The Bushehr atomic works successful Iran April 29, 2024 (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

"If Iran gives up its atomic programme arsenic Trump has demanded, there's different problem we're not talking about, which is really do we get each nan atomic worldly extracurricular of Iran," Michael Rubin, an American Enterprise Institute elder fellow, told Fox News Digital.

Rubin, who has lived successful post-revolution Iran, Yemen, and some pre- and postwar Iraq, mentioned that location are a fewer options available.

"The United States could do it, but we don't want boots connected nan ground."

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He said nan International Atomic Energy Agency could beryllium tasked pinch doing it, adding, "Who really trusts nan United Nations and U.N. agencies?"

An illustration showing a database of Iran's atomic sites, specified arsenic Arak's dense h2o atomic reactor and nan Natanz enrichment plant.   (FDD/Fox News)

"If Trump is superior astir getting Iran to forfeit its atomic program, it's clip to commencement having a speech pinch different friends astir who could return command, power and custody of this atomic worldly until it's extracurricular of Iran."

Rubin said he would nominate India to prehend nan atomic material.

"They are trusted by nan Americans, they're trusted by nan Israelis and they're trusted by nan Iranians. But we request to commencement not only being reactive, but besides proactive," said Rubin

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Rubin cited a quote from Margaret Thatcher to George H.W. Bush successful 1990 —  "Don’t spell wobbly connected maine now, George" — erstwhile Saddam Hussein invaded Iraq. 

"I fishy Marco Rubio is filling Margaret Thatcher’s britches, that he is nan 1 going astir now to our European allies, saying, ‘Don't spell wobbly connected maine now.,’" said Rubin.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei attends Nowruz events successful Tehran, Iran March 21, 2025. ( Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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"[He] is saying this to everyone other wrong nan European Union and nan United Kingdom because if nan Europeans person their choice, they're going to take quiet complete communal sense."

On Thursday, Rubio said pinch counterparts to talk nan ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. 

According to State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce, he said pinch Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot successful abstracted conversations astir nan ongoing conflict. 

They each agreed to "continue to activity together intimately to perpetrate to a way of bid and guarantee that Iran ne'er develops a atomic weapon," Bruce said.

Louis Casiano and The Associated Press contributed to this report.