Trump is strategizing means to seize Iran's nuclear stockpiles, sources say [View all]
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Trump is strategizing means to seize Iran's nuclear stockpiles, sources say
By Jennifer Jacobs, James LaPorta, Eleanor Watson
Updated on: March 20, 2026 / 9:50 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington — The Trump administration has been strategizing methods and options to secure or extract Iran'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.
The timing of any such an operation – if President Trump were to order it – remained unclear Friday night. One source said he has made no decision yet.
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.
Spokespeople for the White House and Pentagon didn't immediately comment.
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