Jerusalem Post: Isfahan invasion scenario to recover uranium 'overblown'

Al-Jazeera Net reports that the Jerusalem Post described recent talk of a wide American invasion of Iran, including plans to recover 60% enriched uranium, as exaggerated.

“Israel's Jerusalem Post reported that the reports in recent days about an imminent, multi-faceted American invasion of parts of Iran — including plans to recover 60% enriched uranium — were 'exaggerated”

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The paper says the United States might use ground forces 'one way or another,' but broad invasion imagery and the idea of an expanded mission in Isfahan to recover the uranium do not appear in current calculations.

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According to the Jerusalem Post, American military objectives have consistently boiled down to eliminating ballistic missiles, drones, and naval threats, not the uranium itself.

Washington has helped in some strikes on Iranian Revolutionary Guard sites, recording 7,000 attacks since February 28, while much of the targeting remains with Israel.

More than two weeks into the war, neither Israel nor the United States has announced operations to neutralize the two largest remaining nuclear threats: more than 400 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60%, buried in rubble from Israeli strikes, and the Beikaks Mountain nuclear facility located underground near Natanz.

Even as some Israelis hoped the United States would intervene to seize or mitigate the uranium, analysts warn that digging through rubble could take days or longer, placing U.S. ground forces at unprecedented risk.

Tracking data and CNN reports indicate the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli is approaching the Malacca Strait off Singapore, believed to carry about 2,200 sailors from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, a rapid-reaction force trained for raids and special operations.

However, the paper stressed there is no 'clear or imminent' American plan to invade the Isfahan region in the coming days or weeks, suggesting these forces could be part of an 'emergency plan' that may never be executed.

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The paper notes that American attacks on Iran were concentrated in the south while Israel focused on the west and the Tehran region.

It adds that CENTCOM is working with Israel to dismantle Iran's defense industry and supply chains, but did not explicitly mention 'overthrowing the regime' or set a timetable for that goal.

According to the report, Iranians have failed to access the uranium for eight months, with indications that the centrifuge fleet of 20,000 devices was destroyed in June 2025.

“Israel's Jerusalem Post reported that the reports in recent days about an imminent, multi-faceted American invasion of parts of Iran — including plans to recover 60% enriched uranium — were 'exaggerated”

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After the June 2025 war, there remained two main nuclear threats: more than 400 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60%, buried in rubble as a result of Israeli army strikes on nuclear sites, and the Beikaks Mountain nuclear facility located underground near Natanz.

Without the devices or laboratories, it could take two years before the uranium poses a threat unless moved to the fortified Beikaks Mountain underground facility.

The American-Israeli assault on Iran began on February 28 and has killed hundreds of people, led by the former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei who was killed at the start of the war, along with Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.

In response, Tehran continues to launch missiles and drones at Israel, and also targets what it says are American sites and interests in Arab countries, though some of the attacks have killed and wounded and damaged civilian targets, prompting widespread condemnation from the targeted countries for threatening their security and regional stability.

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