{"id":71397,"date":"2026-03-21T02:11:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T02:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-is-strategizing-means-to-seize-irans-nuclear-stockpiles-sources-say\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T02:11:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T02:11:27","slug":"trump-is-strategizing-means-to-seize-irans-nuclear-stockpiles-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-is-strategizing-means-to-seize-irans-nuclear-stockpiles-sources-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump is strategizing means to seize Iran&#8217;s nuclear stockpiles, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Washington<\/em> \u2014 The Trump administration has been strategizing methods and options to secure or extract Iran&#8217;s nuclear materials, according to multiple people briefed on the discussions, as a U.S.-Israel-led military campaign against Tehran enters a more uncertain phase.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The timing of any such an operation \u2014 if President Trump were to order it \u2014 remained unclear Friday night. One source said he has made no decision yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But planning has centered on the possible deployment of forces from the secretive Joint Special Operations Command, the elite military unit often tasked with the most sensitive counter-proliferation missions, two of the sources told CBS News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Spokespeople for the White House and Pentagon didn&#8217;t immediately comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump in a Truth Social post Friday evening said: &#8220;We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist Regime of Iran.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The private deliberations on the nuclear material come amid an evolving conflict that in its opening focused on degrading Iran&#8217;s conventional military capabilities \u2014 including air defenses, missile systems and key infrastructure tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That initial wave of strikes carried out by U.S. and Israeli forces was intended to blunt Iran&#8217;s ability to retaliate across the region. However, despite the onslaught from the air, Iran has been able to counterstrike on Israel and U.S.-allied countries in the Gulf region, and has halted most oil shipments by threatening ships.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Six U.S. service members were killed and dozens were injured <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/strike-in-kuwait-that-killed-6-us-service-member-more-severe\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">in an Iranian drone attack<\/a><\/span> on a base in Kuwait, and one U.S. service member <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/us-iran-war-israel-strikes-regime-targets\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">died from an attack in Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/span>. Six Americans were killed when a refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq last week.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, the administration turned its attention to a more enduring objective laid out by Mr. Trump at the start of the war: ensuring that Iran is no longer capable of producing a nuclear weapon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As of last summer, Iran had amassed some <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-nuclear-program-what-to-know-trump-negotiations-enrichment\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">972 pounds<\/a><\/span> of 60%-enriched uranium, which is a short step away from weapons-grade material, according to the U.N.&#8217;s International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA. Much of that uranium remains buried underneath nuclear sites that were bombed by a U.S. operation last summer.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials have said the Trump administration has not ruled out trying to retrieve Iran&#8217;s stockpiles of highly enriched uranium as part of the current military campaign. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters earlier this week that &#8220;it&#8217;s an option on the table for him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Any mission to seize the uranium would be arduous and potentially risky.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re talking about cylinders containing gas of highly contaminated uranium hexafluoride at 60%, so it&#8217;s very difficult to handle,&#8221; Rafael Grossi, the IAEA&#8217;s director-general, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iaea-chief-rafael-grossi-iran-war-nuclear-cbs-interview-face-the-nation\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told CBS News &#8220;Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan&#8221; this week<\/a><\/span>. &#8220;I&#8217;m not saying it&#8217;s impossible. I know that there are incredible military capacities to do that, but it would be [a] very challenging operation for sure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. intelligence community assessed last spring that Iran was not trying to build a nuclear weapon, and Iran insists that its nuclear program is intended solely for peaceful purposes. But in recent years,\u00a0 Iran has enriched uranium to 60%, beyond the levels necessary for most non-military uses. The IAEA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/newscenter\/statements\/iaea-director-generals-introductory-statement-to-the-board-of-governors-3-march-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">has said<\/a> Iran is the only non-nuclear weapons state to <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iaea-rafael-grossi-iran-nuclear-capabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">enrich uranium<\/a><\/span> to that level.<\/p>\n<p>Since the war&#8217;s outset, Mr. Trump <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-full-statement-on-us-iran-attack-major-combat-operations\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">has listed<\/a><\/span> ensuring that Iran cannot get a nuclear weapon as one of the war&#8217;s goals.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the outbreak of the conflict, the U.S. and Iran held several rounds of indirect talks aimed at curbing Iran&#8217;s nuclear program. 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