Trump considers seizing Iran’s enriched uranium, report says

Middle East Eye · March 30, 2026 War

Trump considers seizing Iran’s enriched uranium, report says President Donald Trump is considering a potential ground operation in Iran to seize enriched uranium, The Wall Street Journal reported, quoting US officials. The report said the stockpile under discussion amounts to about 450 kilograms. According to the newspaper, Trump has also instructed advisers to press Iran to hand over its enriched uranium as a condition for ending the conflict, while weighing the risks such an operation could pose to US forces.

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