Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in a “60 Minutes” interview airing this Sunday evening that President Donald Trump intends to physically remove Iran’s remaining stockpile of enriched uranium.

The revelation comes in the wake of the joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes launched on February 28 following the collapse of nuclear negotiations with the Islamic regime.

Speaking with CBS News reporter Major Garrett, Netanyahu acknowledged that while the recent military campaign achieved significant results, the objective is far from complete. “There’s still nuclear material—enriched uranium—that has to be taken out of Iran. There’s still enrichment sites that have to be dismantled,” Netanyahu stated.

He further noted that despite the degradation of Iranian capabilities, the country continues to support proxies and pursue ballistic missile production, concluding that “there’s work to be done.”

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When pressed by Garrett on the logistics of moving such hazardous material out of a sovereign nation, Netanyahu offered a blunt assessment: “You go in and you take it out.”

He declined to specify whether this would involve Israeli or American special forces, citing a policy of not discussing active military plans. However, he relayed his private conversations with the American president, stating, “What President Trump said to me, ‘I want to go in there and I think it can be done physically.’ That’s not the problem. If you have an agreement and you go in and you take it out, why not? That’s the best way.”

The conflict has already seen significant aerial engagement. Iranian state media previously claimed that a downed U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle was part of a mission targeting nuclear material at the Isfahan research center. While Tehran claimed multiple U.S. aircraft were lost, United States Central Command has only confirmed the loss of one A-10 Thunderbolt, noting the pilot was safely recovered.

On the domestic front, administration officials have been vocal about the scale of the threat. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told “Meet the Press” on Sunday that Iran possesses enough material for ten nuclear devices, including over 1,000 pounds of uranium enriched to 60%.

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Wright argued that neutralizing the program would eventually lower global energy costs. These claims echo recent statements by Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff, though the administration has not yet released specific evidence to corroborate these figures.

The current military posture marks a shift from previous rhetoric. Following a series of strikes in June 2025, President Trump and other officials claimed the Iranian nuclear program had been “obliterated.” However, Secretary of State Marco Rubio later justified the February strikes as a preemptive measure to protect American forces from potential Iranian retaliation against Israel.

Reports from The New York Times suggest the decision to escalate was influenced by a February 11 White House visit from Netanyahu, which reportedly convinced the President to act despite skepticism from figures such as Vice President JD Vance.

The administration’s direction led to the March 17 resignation of Joe Kent, the former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center. Kent publicly criticized the intervention, alleging the war was the result of external pressure and asserting that Iran did not pose an “imminent threat” to the United States.