‘We have options’: Hegseth doesn’t rule out ground troops to seize Iran’s uranium

Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Robyn J. Haake)

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth sidestepped a question from a reporter on Friday regarding whether the United States military would put troops in Iran to seize enriched uranium.

President Donald Trump announced Operation Epic Fury in a video posted on Truth Social early in the morning of Feb. 28 after attempts to negotiate a cessation of Iran’s efforts to acquire nuclear weapons failed.