CNN reports that Iran has deliberately collapsed tunnels housing its enriched uranium stockpile and booby-trapped entrances with mines, citing five sources familiar with U.S. intelligence. The measures make removing the enriched material from its location far more difficult and time-consuming.
CNN reported early Friday, citing five sources familiar with U.S. intelligence, that Iran has taken defensive measures at the secret location housing its stockpile of enriched uranium — deliberately collapsing tunnels and booby-trapping entrances with mines. The report states these steps would make removing the uranium from its underground site far more difficult and time-consuming.
The report follows two days of intense diplomatic activity. As The Zioneer reported on June 11, President Trump said an agreement on the enriched uranium had been reached, describing the material as 'buried under a mountain' where 'no one goes near it.' A senior White House official told Israel Hayom on June 12 that the emerging deal would see enriched uranium destroyed, putting the probability of signing at 85%.
On June 12 The Zioneer also reported CNN's earlier account that Trump had scrapped a secret U.S. military plan to seize Iran's enriched uranium stockpile due to concerns about global market disruption, severe Iranian retaliation, and high U.S. casualties. The new report from CNN suggests Iran is reinforcing physical barriers to any potential recovery of the material — whether by force or under an agreement.
6 developments
- DevelopingIran reportedly rehabilitating missile tunnel entrances in western region
- DevelopingBloomberg: Iran nuclear risk rises post-2025 strikes
- DevelopingAssessment: Most 60%-enriched uranium found in destroyed tunnels at Isfahan nuclear site
- DevelopingIRGC reportedly hides missile trucks inside tunnel in western Iran
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