Iran Sealed Uranium Cache and Placed Mines Amid Fears of US Operation to Seize Material: Report
Satellite images show Iran blocking tunnel entrances and mine-laying at uranium sites, raising doubts about any deal to remove the stockpile.
- In recent weeks, Iran escalated efforts to secure its HEU stockpile by collapsing tunnels and booby-trapping entrances with explosive mines, making access to roughly half a tonne of highly enriched uranium significantly more difficult and dangerous.
- Following reports of a possible U.S. ground operation, Tehran reinforced underground sites, likely spurred by President Donald Trump's previous signaling that he might order the military to seize the material.
- Scott Roecker, former head of the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Nuclear Material Removal, warned that fortifications create verification gaps, fearing Tehran could claim portions of the uranium are "irretrievable."
- Negotiators near an agreement requiring Tehran to surrender its enriched uranium, though extraction would require specialized equipment from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and at least two weeks to complete.
- Former defense minister Yoav Gallant argued the U.S. and Israel missed a strategic window to uproot the program by force, yet Trump maintains that securing the material remains a top priority during negotiations.
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