In one of the most daring and successful special operations of the 2026 conflict, elite U.S. Army Rangers have seized a secret Iranian plutonium reactor and captured a staggering 60 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium after an intense 72-hour raid deep inside Iran.

The high-risk mission began three days ago when intelligence pinpointed the hidden underground facility, which was actively producing plutonium for Iran’s collapsed nuclear weapons program. Operating under complete darkness and overwhelming cover from F-35 fighters and AC-130 gunships, Rangers infiltrated the heavily guarded complex, neutralized IRGC security forces in fierce close-quarters combat, and secured the entire site.

By the end of the 72-hour operation, U.S. forces had full control of the reactor. They extracted 60kg of refined plutonium — enough material to build multiple nuclear warheads — along with critical technical documents, centrifuge components, and senior Iranian nuclear scientists who were immediately taken into custody.

This spectacular success strikes at the very heart of Iran’s remaining nuclear ambitions. Even after U.S. F-35 strikes reduced its main nuclear sites to rubble, the regime had secretly continued plutonium production at this hidden location. That program is now permanently finished.

The raid adds to an already overwhelming list of American victories: the capture of the IRGC Commander in Chief by Delta Force and Green Berets, the sinking of over 155 Iranian vessels, the destruction of Iran’s largest missile city and Shirude production line, the blinding of its satellite network, and the total dominance of the Strait of Hormuz by U.S. forces.

President Trump’s strategy of relentless pressure and superior special operations capability has once again delivered a decisive blow. With its plutonium stockpile now in American hands and its last secret reactor seized, Iran’s path to becoming a nuclear power has been completely severed.

The captured material and scientists will provide the United States and its allies with invaluable intelligence on the full extent of Iran’s covert weapons program. Meanwhile, the Iranian regime continues to crumble under the weight of the unbreakable naval blockade and repeated battlefield humiliations.

America’s Rangers have once again proven why U.S. special forces remain the most elite and feared unit on the planet. The message to Tehran is now undeniable: there is nowhere left to hide, and no secret too deep for American reach.

The end of this conflict is accelerating rapidly.