{"id":11386,"date":"2026-04-13T00:59:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T00:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=11386"},"modified":"2026-04-13T00:59:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T00:59:41","slug":"130218461-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=11386","title":{"rendered":"US will \u2018probably\u2019 need to use special forces to get Iran\u2019s uranium, says Nikki Haley as she rules out 2028 run – The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley<\/a> said that the United States will \u201cprobably\u201d have to deploy special forces to secure Iran\u2019s uranium stockpile.Speaking on CNN\u2019s State of the Union, Haley said, \u201cThat\u2019s probably what it\u2019s going to come down to. I mean, this is a special force mission. It would take about a week to ten days to get done. They know how to do it. It\u2019s dangerous.\u201dShe added that the operation would be critical in weakening Iran\u2019s capabilities. \u201cIt\u2019s not something that we can, you know, just sit and think is casual. I think they have to do it. But once they do that, they\u2019re taking away literally one arm of the Iranian regime to where they no longer can threaten any of our allies.\u201dHer remarks come as Donald Trump weighs options to deal with Iran\u2019s nuclear programme. US has already struck Iranian nuclear facilities using bunker-buster bombs, pushing uranium stockpiles deep underground, reports the New York Post. Instead, the president has warned Tehran that US satellites are closely monitoring its nuclear sites and that any attempt to recover the stockpiles could trigger further strikes.Tensions remain high in the region. Iranian state media has reported the deployment of naval special forces along the southern coast, amid fears of possible US action. At the same time, thousands of additional American troops have been sent to the Middle East to reinforce existing forces.Trump has also kept the possibility of a ground operation open. \u201cI don\u2019t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground,\u201d he said in a recent interview.Efforts to de-escalate the situation have so far failed. A two-week ceasefire announced by Trump led to talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, but negotiations broke down. US vice president JD Vance confirmed that \u201cwe have not reached an agreement,\u201d after which US officials withdrew. Trump has since announced plans to impose a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.Despite backing Trump\u2019s approach to Iran, Haley made it clear she has no plans to run for president again. \u201cI will not,\u201d she said when asked about a possible 2028 bid.However, some lawmakers have raised concerns about the risks involved in any special forces mission. US senatorMark Warner warned that retrieving uranium would be highly complex. \u201cThese are canisters, 1,000 pounds, very volatile, it would not be some simple operation. It would take 10,000 troops on the ground guarding a perimeter,\u201d he said.He also cautioned that Iranian forces could retaliate in ways that might endanger US troops and complicate the mission further.<\/div>\n\n

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