Nuclear stockpile to Kharg Island: Why Trump wants to send special forces to Iran
TOI World Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 08, 2026, 19:38 IST
Nuclear stockpile to Kharg Island: Why Trump wants to send special forces to Iran
The United States and Israel are discussing the possibility of deploying special forces inside Iran to secure the country’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium as the conflict with Tehran deepens, according to sources familiar with the matter cited by Axios.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, US president Donald Trump did not rule out the idea of sending ground troops into Iran, though he indicated that such a move would only be considered under exceptional circumstances.
“At some point maybe we will. That would be a great thing,” Trump said when asked about securing Iran’s nuclear material. “Right now we’re just decimating them, but we haven’t gone after it. We wouldn’t do it now.
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Maybe we will do it later.”
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Focus on uranium stockpile
Preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon has been one of Trump’s stated objectives in the war. Central to that concern is Iran’s estimated 450 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% purity, which experts say could be converted to weapons-grade material within weeks.
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