US President Donald Trump has temporarily suspended a planned high-risk ground operation by American forces to seize highly enriched uranium stored in underground tunnels in Iran. The decision followed an emergency briefing at the US Central Command headquarters in Florida, where senior military officials outlined the mission’s objectives and potential consequences. According to CNN, Trump withheld final approval after being informed of the risks involved.

Sources cited in the report said intelligence assessments warned that such an operation could trigger severe Iranian retaliation, prolong conflict, and destabilize the global economy. Trump also expressed concern over possible heavy US casualties. The report emerged as Washington and Tehran continued negotiations over a potential nuclear agreement and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

A senior US official said the proposed deal would require Iran to destroy enriched uranium, halt its nuclear program, and reopen the strait. However, Iranian state media countered that Tehran would not relinquish control of the waterway and demanded the release of $24 billion in frozen assets before any agreement.