US plans ground operation to seize Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile

WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) – The United States is reportedly planning a large-scale ground operation to seize Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, in what would mark the first major deployment of U.S. ground troops into the conflict with Tehran.

According to a CNN report, the administration is actively exploring a military plan to confiscate the uranium, with officials indicating the operation would require a substantial commitment of ground forces — going beyond a limited special forces raid to secure the radioactive material.

The uranium is believed to be stored deep within underground facilities, primarily at Iran’s Isfahan nuclear site, with additional stocks potentially held at Natanz. Approximately 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of uranium is estimated to remain at Isfahan.

Military analysts caution that recovering the material presents immense logistical and safety challenges, requiring the complex transportation of a substantial quantity of highly radioactive material while exposing a large number of personnel to danger.

Intelligence sources suggest Iranian authorities retain access to the underground tunnels and have been working to clear debris from above-ground structures damaged in previous U.S. airstrikes last June.

Tehran insists its nuclear activities serve peaceful energy purposes, but the International Atomic Energy Agency reports that Iran has enriched uranium to 60%. Experts warn that enriching to approximately 90% would make it weapons-grade and capable of use in a nuclear bomb.

President Trump has consistently maintained that preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon is a red line.

“One thing is certain: I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror to have a nuclear weapon,” he stated last month.