Overview
- Haley told CNN on Sunday that the U.S. will probably need to send special operations into Iran to seize its enriched uranium, a mission she estimated would take a week to ten days.
- She said removing the stockpile would take away a key lever of Iranian power and reduce threats to U.S. allies.
- She pointed to the U.S. blockade at the Strait of Hormuz and said traffic has fallen from about 135 ships a day to a handful, with a backlog of roughly 400 vessels hurting the global economy.
- President Trump has considered but not authorized a high-risk retrieval operation, according to media reports that rely on unnamed sources.
- Reports also cite experts who warn that, if fully refined to 90%, Iran’s current stockpile could yield material for at least ten nuclear bombs, which is driving calls for action.