Pakistan's Army Chief Visits Iran; Iran Rejects US Demand on Uranium
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Pakistan's army chief is General Asim Munir. He went to Iran this week.
He gave a message about the Houthi rebels. The Houthis are a fighting group from Yemen.
During his visit, Iran also spoke about the United States. Iran talked about its uranium.
Uranium is a special metal. Some countries use it to make power or weapons.
Iran said it will not send even one gram of enriched uranium out of the country.
Enriched uranium is uranium that is made stronger. It can be used for nuclear power or bombs.
Iran said there will be no new talks with the US. First, the US must build trust.
Trust means believing that someone will keep their word.
This news shows tension between Iran and the US. It also shows Pakistan's ties with Iran.
Vocabulary15 words
- army chief
- the top leader of a country's army
- Houthi
- a fighting group from Yemen
- uranium
- a metal used for power or weapons
- enriched uranium
- uranium made stronger for power or weapons
- trust
- believing someone will keep their word
- rebels
- people who fight against their government
- visit
- going to see a place or person
- message
- words sent to tell someone something
- talks
- meetings where people discuss problems
- gram
- a very small unit of weight
- tension
- a feeling of worry between groups
- nuclear
- related to the power inside atoms
- power
- energy used to run things
- weapon
- a tool used to hurt or fight
- country
- a nation with its own government
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1. Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir 2. It will not send any out of the country 3. True
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Pakistan's army chief is General _____. He went to _____ this week.
He gave a message about the _____ rebels. The Houthis are a fighting group from Yemen.
During his visit, Iran also spoke about the United States. Iran talked about its _____.
Iran said it will not send even one _____ of enriched uranium out of the country.
Enriched uranium is uranium that is made stronger. It can be used for nuclear power or _____.
Iran said there will be no new talks with the US. First, the US must build _____.
This news shows _____ between Iran and the US.
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