Trump hasn't made up his mind on sending Americans into Iran to seize nuclear material, sources say
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President Trump hasn't made up his mind yet on whether he wants to send American forces into Iran and seize the country's nuclear material, which would be a very dangerous operation, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Margaret Brennan contributed to this report. In:
President Trump hasn't made up his mind yet on whether he wants to send American forces into Iran and seize the country's nuclear material, which would be a very dangerous operation, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
In private conversations, he has told people close to him: "I have a lot of decisions to make."
The Pentagon has prepared multiple options for the president as potential next steps in the Iran war.
After the U.S. military strikes on three nuclear sites last summer, the International Atomic Energy Agency, a nuclear watchdog, said it could not account for an estimated 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium Iran had before the strikes.
Mr. Trump believes Iran's military assets are dramatically degraded — with their navy and air force essentially gone — but he is concerned about Iran's capability to plant mines, two of the sources told CBS News. He thinks Iranians can gum up oil shipping in the Strait of Hormuz because the mine-laying operations take only three or so people.













