US-Israel Plan Special Forces Operation to Seize Iran's Enriched Uranium

The United States and Israel have been discussing a special forces operation to seize Iran's enriched uranium.

“- i24NEWS - Middle East - Iran & Eastern States - US, Israel discuss special forces mission to secure Iran’s enriched uranium - report US, Israel discuss special forces mission to secure Iran’s enriched uranium - report The New York Times reports Iran could still access highly enriched uranium buried at the Isfahan nuclear site, though the facility remains under constant surveillance The United States and Israel are reportedly considering deploying special forces inside Iran to secure the country’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, according to a report by Axios citing sources familiar with the discussions”

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Axios reported the operation would come after confidence the Iranian army would not pose a threat.

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Two sources confirmed the option was presented to Trump before the war began.

The Atlantic Council warned the campaign was a high-risk gamble with unclear objectives.

The operational challenges of seizing the uranium are substantial and the site is heavily fortified.

Iran possesses roughly 450 kilograms enriched to 60%, enough for multiple nuclear weapons if further enriched.

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There are two main options: remove the uranium or neutralize it by diluting on site.

Rubio told Congress, People are going to have to go and get it.

Over 1,300 people have been killed in Iran since hostilities began.

“The United States and Israel have discussed sending special forces into Iran to seize its stockpile of highly enriched uranium at a later stage of the war, according to an Axios report citing four sources with knowledge of the discussions, in what would mark the first deployment of foreign troops on Iranian soil during the conflict”

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Approximately 100,000 have been displaced.

Netanyahu has vowed to continue operations until all goals are achieved.

The diverging narratives reflect fundamentally different framings.