Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said the United States would “probably” have to deploy special forces to secure Iran’s uranium reserves.Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Haley said, “That’s probably what will happen. I mean, it’s a Special Forces mission. It will take about a week to ten days to complete. They know how to do it. This is dangerous.”He said that this operation will be important in weakening Iran’s capabilities. “It’s not something we can do, you know, just sit and think it’s accidental. I think they have to do it. But once they do that, they’re literally taking away an arm of the Iranian regime where they can no longer threaten any of our allies.”His comments come as Donald Trump is considering options to deal with Iran’s nuclear program. The US has already attacked Iranian nuclear facilities using bunker-buster bombs, knocking uranium reserves underground, the New York Post reports. Instead, the president has warned Tehran that American satellites are closely monitoring its nuclear sites and that any attempt to recover the stockpile could trigger further attacks.Tension remains in the area. Iranian state media has reported the deployment of naval special forces to the southern coast amid fears of possible US action. Additionally, thousands of additional US troops have been sent to the Middle East to reinforce existing forces.Trump has also kept the possibility of ground operation open. “I have no reservations about boots on the ground,” he said in a recent interview.Efforts to calm the situation have so far failed. Talks began in Islamabad, Pakistan, but talks broke down due to a two-week ceasefire announced by Trump. US Vice President JD Vance confirmed that “we have not reached any agreement,” after which US officials backed down. Trump has since announced plans to impose a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.Despite supporting Trump’s approach toward Iran, Haley made it clear that she had no plans to run for president again. Asked about a possible bid in 2028, she said, “I wouldn’t.”However, some lawmakers have raised concerns about the risks involved in any special forces mission. US senatorMark Warner warned that recovering the uranium would be extremely complex. “These are canisters, 1,000 pounds, very volatile, this will be no ordinary operation. It will take 10,000 troops on the ground to defend the perimeter,” he said.He also warned that Iranian forces could retaliate in ways that could endanger US troops and further complicate the mission.