US president Donald Trump is considering a military operation to seize Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium as part of efforts to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons, the Wall Street Journal reported.
US president Donald Trump is considering a military operation to seize Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium as part of efforts to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons, the Wall Street Journal reported.
According to the report, the plan under discussion would involve US forces entering Iran to secure and remove roughly 1,000 pounds of enriched uranium.
Officials told the newspaper the mission could require troops to operate inside the country for several days or longer.
Trump has not made a final decision, the report said, and is also pressing advisers to pursue a diplomatic option that would require Iran to hand over the uranium as part of a negotiated settlement.
The proposal highlights the extraordinary steps under consideration as the war continues, with Washington weighing both negotiations and direct action to eliminate Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile.
