US EditionFrench General Tells US to 'Stop Snorting Cocaine' Over Iran Uranium Plan
The Pentagon has drafted options that would send U.S. troops into Iran to recover about 1,000 pounds of 60% enriched uranium, officials said.
- In the past week, the Pentagon briefed President Donald Trump on a plan to seize nearly 1,000 pounds of Iran's 60% enriched uranium, involving landing troops, excavating buried stockpiles, and constructing a temporary runway to airlift the material out.
- The Department of War developed the potential ground operation after Trump ordered additional troops to the Middle East in recent weeks, with Pentagon planners presenting options intended to deliver a 'final blow' to Iran.
- Executing the mission would require clearing debris under fire to reach uranium hidden under caved-in tunnels, a task never before attempted during wartime while constructing a runway under hostile conditions.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated the Pentagon's job is to provide the Commander in Chief with 'maximum optionality,' yet foreign policy expert Ilan Goldenberg called the plan 'the worst of all the bad ideas.'
- Brendan P. Buck at The Cato Institute warned the 'commando option' is 'extraordinarily risky' and 'unlikely to accomplish its stated mission,' with military experts noting the operation could require hundreds of thousands of troops deployed for weeks.
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Options for the United States to Resolve the Iran Nuclear Challenge
The nuclear issue is likely to determine not only when the war ends, but also how it ends, and who can claim “victory.” Per Trump’s speech, there are at least three nuclear off-ramps to help the administration retreat from the conflict and avoid a costly war.
For Donald Trump, Iran’s oil is not a priority; its uranium is a priority. They say that the issue almost haunts him. The Wall Street Journal said Monday that the president of the United States does not rule out ordering a military operation with troops on the ground to take over the 450 kilos of enriched uranium believed to be possessed by Iran. In his article, the New York daily said that Trump has urged his advisers to pressure Iran to agree …
Savage French general tells Trump officials 'stop snorting cocaine'
This comes days after French President Emmanuel Macron, responding to Trump's criticism of the nation, publicly denounced the U.S. as he doubled down of France's refusal to assist Washington in securing the Strait of Hormuz
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