'A million things could go wrong' - why seizing Iran's uranium would be so risky for the US

'A million things could go wrong' - Perils await US if it goes for Iran's uranium 10 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Daniel Bush , Washington correspondent and Bernd Debusmann Jr , White House reporter Most of Iran's uranium that can be turned into material for weapons is believed to be stored at Isfahan, which was damaged in US-Israeli strikes last year US troops storming a secretive, underground nuclear facility to seize Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium may sound far-fetched, but it is an option President Donald Trump is reportedly considering to achieve his main objective in the war: preventing the regime from developing nuclear weapons. Such an operation would be extremely challenging and fraught with danger, according to military experts and former US defence officials who spoke to the BBC. They said it would require the deployment of ground troops and could take several days or even weeks to complete. Removing the uranium stockpile would be one of the "most complicated special operations in history," said Mick Mulroy, a former deputy assistant secretary of defence for the Middle East. The scenario is just one of several military actions that Trump could take in Iran. Others include the US taking control of Kharg Island in an effort to pressure Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The administration may also be using the threat of new military operations to pressure Iran to the negotiating table. …