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The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering methods to secure or remove Iranian nuclear material from the country, CBS writes.
The timeline for any operation remains unclear and Trump has yet to make a final decision on the matter.
Planning is focused on the possible deployment of forces from the Joint Special Operations Command, an elite unit tasked with sensitive counter-proliferation missions, the sources said.
The administration's goal is to prevent Iran from ever being able to produce nuclear weapons. As of last summer, Tehran had stockpiled about 440 kilograms of 60 percent enriched uranium, close to the level needed to produce weapons, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Most of that uranium is located under the nuclear power plants that the US bombed last year.
Any seizure mission would be technically difficult and dangerous because the cylinders are heavily contaminated with uranium hexafluoride, said IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.
"I'm not saying it's impossible. There are military capabilities to do this, but it would certainly be a very challenging operation," Grossi said.
Trump said yesterday on the Truth platform that the US is "very close to achieving its goals, while considering reducing its major military efforts in the Middle East."
Before the conflict, the US and Iran had held indirect talks to limit Tehran's nuclear program, including mixing highly enriched uranium to lower its enrichment level and converting it into fuel.
However, Trump demanded a complete ban on uranium enrichment, which the Iranian government rejected.
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