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applegrove

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U.S. Mulls Sending Special Forces Into Iran [View all]

U.S. Mulls Sending Special Forces Into Iran

March 8, 2026 at 8:38 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 88 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/03/08/u-s-mulls-sending-special-forces-into-iran/


“The U.S. and Israel have discussed sending special forces into Iran to secure its stockpile of highly enriched uranium at a later stage of the war,” Axios reports.

“Preventing Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon is one of President Trump’s stated war objectives. The regime’s 450 kilograms of 60%-enriched uranium — convertible to weapons grade within weeks — is one key to that goal.”


Applegrove: how do you secure 450 KG of 60%-enriched uranium if you don't run the country? Do you take it away? Blow it up? Physics-ly or chemically neutralize it? What on earth are they talking about?
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He's getting crazier. surfered Yesterday #1
Winging it is not a winning strategy C_U_L8R Yesterday #2
I'd bet that Greg_In_SF Yesterday #3
Ayup and fer sure. nt GJGCA Yesterday #4
What happened to the Invasion of the Kurds subplot? Prairie Gates Yesterday #5
Kurds told him no nt Bookreadingliberal53 Yesterday #6
Yeah no shit Prairie Gates Yesterday #14
SEND ICE. SEND ICE usonian Yesterday #7
Somehow that idea pleases me. ananda Yesterday #9
Yes!! They have all the equipment and budget for it. n/t OhioBlue Yesterday #15
We took the sitting leader of Venezuela without control Melon Yesterday #8
You don't secure it in place. Igel Yesterday #10
Thanks. What is HEU? applegrove Yesterday #12
I bet they are already there. doc03 Yesterday #11
Probably. I knew a Marine who was with a group of special forces in 1979... haele Yesterday #13
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