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Trump Weighs Military Operation to Extract Iran’s Uranium: WSJ
U.S. officials say the mission could take days or longer and would rely on elite teams trained to handle radioactive material.
- President Donald Trump is considering a military operation to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of enriched uranium from Iran, which could place U.S. forces inside Iranian territory for several days or longer.
- The uranium is believed to be stored at two key sites in Iran, Isfahan and Natanz, and seizing it would be a complex and risky mission involving combat troops, engineers, and special operations teams amid Iranian air defenses and booby traps.
- While preparations for multiple military options are underway, including deploying additional troops, a diplomatic resolution remains possible with indirect talks ongoing through intermediaries such as Pakistan, Turkey, and Egypt.
- Trump has directed advisers to press Tehran to surrender the uranium as a condition for ending the war, warning that non-compliance will have severe consequences.
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Independent EspañolVIENNA (AP) — If the U.S. decided to send military forces to seize Iran’s uranium reserve, it would be a complex, risky and protracted operation, plagued by radiological and chemical hazards, experts and former government officials claim.
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Securing Iran’s enriched uranium by force would be risky and complex, experts say
VIENNA (AP) — Should the U.S. decide to send in military forces to secure Iran’s uranium stockpile, it would be a complex, risky and lengthy operation, fraught with radiation and chemical dangers, according to experts and former government officials.
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