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Trump Considers Military Action to Retrieve Iran's Uranium

3/10/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing a military operation to recover Iran's highly enriched uranium at Isfahan.
The plan would require a substantial increase in U.S. ground troops beyond a small special operations presence.
U.S. estimates indicate about 200 kilograms of uranium at Isfahan, with some at Natanz.
Mojtaba Khamenei has been appointed as the new ayatollah, signaling the regime's refusal to yield.

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U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing a military operation to recover Iran's highly enriched uranium at Isfahan.
The plan would require a substantial increase in U.S. ground troops beyond a small special operations presence.
U.S. estimates indicate about 200 kilograms of uranium at Isfahan, with some at Natanz.
Mojtaba Khamenei has been appointed as the new ayatollah, signaling the regime's refusal to yield.