Oil prices jump more than 2% after Iran supreme leader says uranium must remain in country

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's order could further frustrate U.S. President Donald Trump and complicate talks on ending the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Israel, the United States and other Western states have long accused Iran of seeking nuclear weapons, including pointing to its move to enrich uranium to 60 percent, far higher than needed for civilian uses and closer to the 90 percent needed for a weapon.

The development could doubt on whether a deal with the U.S. can be reached, especially considering that President Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

Getting Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile out of the country is one of the main US demands at the peace talks