Esper: Sending special forces to find enriched uranium in Iran would be ‘very perilous’ mission

Source: The Hill News · Bias: Center

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Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said late Monday that any U.S. military mission to secure Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium would be “very perilous.” President Trump has reportedly expressed serious interest in deploying a small contingent of U.S. troops inside Iran to secure some 900 pounds of the nuclear material at a later stage…

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Esper: Sending special forces to find enriched uranium in Iran would be ‘very perilous’ mission
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Esper: Sending special forces to find enriched uranium in Iran would be ‘very perilous’ mission

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Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said late Monday that any U.S. military mission to secure Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium would be “very perilous.” President Trump has reportedly expressed serious interest in deploying a small contingent of U.S. troops inside Iran to secure some 900 pounds of the nuclear material at a later stage…