US military has given the president a plan to seize nearly 1k lbs of highly enriched uranium in Iran that would involve flying in excavation equipment and building a runway for cargo planes to take the radioactive material out, WaPo reports citing sources

The report of the US military planning to seize nearly 1,000 lbs of highly enriched uranium in Iran reflects a significant escalation in US-Iran tensions that could have profound implications for regional stability.

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US military has given the president a plan to seize nearly 1k lbs of highly enriched uranium in Iran that would involve flying in excavation equipment and building a runway for cargo planes to take the radioactive material out, WaPo reports citing sources

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