US reportedly planning special operations raid on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and crypto markets are already on edge

The US military is reportedly positioning Special Operations Forces near Iran for what could become one of the most ambitious raids in military history: a ground operation to storm nuclear facilities and physically recover enriched uranium stockpiles. The plan, which was briefed to President Trump around late March 2026, would involve elite units like Delta Force, heavy excavation equipment, and the construction of temporary runways just to haul the cargo out. What the operation would actually look like The proposed mission would target nearly 1,000 pounds of Iran’s enriched uranium, requiring thousands of troops on the ground navigating what sources describe as booby-trapped facilities. The logistics alone are staggering: temporary airstrips would need to be built in hostile territory to move the seized material out. Why crypto traders should care about uranium During previous rounds of US military signaling toward Iran, Bitcoin liquidations exceeded $700 million. The pattern tends to follow a familiar script. Bitcoin drops 2-4% on the initial escalation news, leveraged positions get liquidated in cascading fashion, and then prices rebound relatively quickly as the market digests ...