Trump's High-Risk Iran Plan: US Troops to Seize 1,000 Pounds of Uranium

• US President Donald Trump is considering a high-risk military operation to send American forces into Iran to extract a large stockpile of enriched uranium, according to The Wall Street Journal.
• The proposed mission involves deploying US ground forces inside Iran for days or longer to secure or remove roughly 1,000 pounds of enriched uranium from facilities like Natanz and Isfahan.
• Officials believe this direct action could cut off Iran’s fastest pathway to a nuclear weapon and strengthen US leverage, as airstrikes alone haven't eliminated stockpiles.
• The plan is logistically complex and highly dangerous, exposing US troops to direct combat and risking broader regional escalation.
• A parallel diplomatic push is underway for Iran to voluntarily hand over uranium, with the ground operation viewed as a fallback if diplomacy fails.