Iran may have just turned its enriched uranium stockpile into a much harder problem for Washington.

“They’ve collapsed tunnel entrances and placed explosive mines around underground sites believed to hold the uranium.

Most of the material is believed to be stored in tunnels at the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, with roughly half a ton of highly enriched uranium now reportedly harder, slower, and more dangerous to access.

This came after public discussion of a possible U.S. operation to seize the material, and as Trump pushes for a deal requiring Iran to hand over its enriched uranium.

Now even a deal could get messy. Verifying the stockpile, recovering it, and removing it may require excavation, de-mining, and specialized nuclear teams.

Iran can say the uranium is buried, mined, or impossible to retrieve, while Washington may never be fully sure what is still hidden underground.

Source: CNN / Writer: Sol”

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran may have just turned its enriched uranium stockpile into a much harder problem for Washington.

They've collapsed tunnel entrances and placed explosive mines around underground sites believed to hold the uranium.

Most of the material is believed to be stored in tunnels… pic.twitter.com/RYfwzjLxIy

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