US Considers Ground Assault to Extract Enriched Uranium from Iran

The Pentagon is developing scenarios for a large-scale ground operation in Iran aimed at seizing or destroying the country’s stockpiles of enriched uranium. The potential ground raid is being considered as an alternative to ongoing airstrikes against Iranian nuclear infrastructure. The operation would reportedly require thousands of US troops to secure perimeters, clear mines, and breach fortified underground complexes at sites such as Fordow, Isfahan, and “Pickaxe Mountain” near Natanz, before…