Defense & Geopolitics — 2026-03-21

Pentagon Considers Special Operations Deployment to Secure Iran's Nuclear Materials

The Trump administration is developing plans to secure Iran's nuclear materials, with potential deployment of elite Special Operations Command forces being considered. The planning follows the coalition strike on Natanz and Trump's stated objective of permanently preventing Iran from achieving nuclear capability. The concept raises force protection and escalation concerns that have previously constrained ground-force discussions.

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