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Trump Weighs Military Operation to Extract Iran’s Uranium: WSJ
- On March 19, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told a House hearing the U.S. intelligence community has "high confidence" it knows the location of Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpiles.
- Iran maintains 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60%, stored in tunnels near Isfahan, Natanz, and Fordo, though the International Atomic Energy Agency has not verified this material since June 2025.
- Former Army Secretary Christine E. Wormuth warned that securing the material with ground troops would be a "very complex and high risk military operation" requiring 1,000 personnel and likely causing casualties.
- Experts including former Nuclear Material Removal director Scott Roecker suggest a negotiated removal citing the 1994 "Project Sapphire" mission, though Tehran remains suspicious of Washington, which under Trump withdrew from a nuclear agreement.
- IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi emphasized Iran has a "contractual obligation" to allow inspectors, though he acknowledged on March 22 that "nothing can happen while bombs are falling.
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Securing Iran's enriched uranium by force would be risky and complex, experts say
Should the United States decide to send in military forces to secure Iran’s uranium stockpile, experts and former U.S. government officials say it would be a complex, risky and lengthy operation, fraught with radiation and chemical dangers.
How Trump’s dream of seizing enriched uranium from Iran could end in catastrophe
US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a military mission to seize Iranian uranium that has been enriched to 60 percent. But while some might view such a plan as offering a quick win, others…
Trump Ponders Boots On The Ground to Seize Iran’s 'Obliterated' Uranium Stockpile » Sons of Liberty Media
Editor’s Note: Does anyone else now see how much of a big, fat liar Donald Trump is? He told us twice now that Iran’s ability to manufacture nuclear weapons have been “obliterated”. Really? Then why did he attack Iran unlawfully? Why does he continue to lie to us about negotiations when there are none? It’s …
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