Media in the UK: Iran is trying to retrieve enriched uranium from a destroyed nuclear bunker
According to the UK's Daily Telegraph, citing U.S. intelligence sources, Iran is attempting to extract highly enriched uranium from an underground nuclear facility in Isfahan that was damaged by U.S. military strikes.
The report states that after the bombing in June 2025, some nuclear materials were buried under the rubble, but Tehran can still approach these materials through narrow technical channels.
Intelligence assessments indicate that Iran still has at least 450 kilograms of enriched uranium with a 60% enrichment level. This level is close to weapons-grade, and further enrichment to 90% could be used to make a nuclear bomb.
According to sources, the U.S. and Israel are studying ways to prevent Iran from using this batch of uranium: either destroy it or seize it.
Trump told reporters on Air Force One that the possibility of conducting a special operation to control this enriched uranium cannot be ruled out. He said deploying special forces "is one of the options," but no final decision has been made yet.
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