Pentagon Revives Plan to Send Thousands Into Iran for 450 Kilograms of Enriched Uranium
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 26
Pentagon Revives Plan to Send Thousands Into Iran for 450 Kilograms of Enriched Uranium
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 26
Summary
A revived Pentagon option would send thousands of U.S. troops into Iran to secure Fordow, Isfahan and the Pickaxe Mountain complex, then remove about 450 kilograms of highly enriched uranium.
The plan is being reconsidered as satellite imagery shows continued construction and amid concern that Iran's new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, could pursue an advanced nuclear weapon.
Pickaxe Mountain is believed to sit more than 300 feet underground, and officials reportedly have not verified the uranium's location for nearly nine months, raising the risk troops could seize sites without finding the material.
Iran is expected to have prepared tunnel entrances, mines and roadblocks, while the Revolutionary Guard could retaliate by striking U.S. bases, disrupting Hormuz and activating proxies across Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
The report argues sealing and monitoring tunnel access may be a safer alternative than a ground operation that could expand from a raid into an open-ended invasion.