ReportedDiplomacy & politicsIran
CNN reports Iran sealed uranium storage tunnels and mined their entrances
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 5:50 AM in New York
- Where
- Iran
CNN reported, citing sources, that Iran had in recent weeks moved to seal its near-weapons-grade uranium stockpile, collapsing tunnel entrances and laying mines, amid fears of a U.S. operation to seize the material, which sources described as highly risky.
Why it matters
It bore directly on the U.S. demand that Iran's enriched uranium be removed under a deal, and on the Pentagon contingency plans CBS had reported the day before.
Sources (3)
- CNN transcript (CNR, June 13)transcripts.cnn.com
- CNN transcript (CNR, June 13) (2)transcripts.cnn.com
- CNN Arabic archivearabic.cnn.com
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Correction
- Corrected the time from 4:00 AM New York time, Jun 13, 2026 to 5:50 AM New York time, Jun 13, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "CNN said Iran reinforced uranium stores by sealing tunnels and mining entrances"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Isfahan and associated nuclear sites, Iran to Iran; reclassified it from nuclear-security to nuclear; updated the sourcing note. Why and evidence