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Trump Stops Iran Uranium Raid, Houthi Strait Threat Looms

6/13/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump halted an operation to seize Iran’s enriched uranium after advisers warned of severe retaliation and high U.S. casualties.
Gen. Dan Caine flew from a NATO summit to Tampa for a briefing that said the uranium is in tunnels requiring hundreds of troops.
Iran could respond by directing Houthi proxies to close the Bab-al-Mandab strait, which the International Atomic Energy Agency warns could enable ten nuclear weapons.

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U.S. President Donald Trump halted an operation to seize Iran’s enriched uranium after advisers warned of severe retaliation and high U.S. casualties.
Gen. Dan Caine flew from a NATO summit to Tampa for a briefing that said the uranium is in tunnels requiring hundreds of troops.
Iran could respond by directing Houthi proxies to close the Bab-al-Mandab strait, which the International Atomic Energy Agency warns could enable ten nuclear weapons.