Netanyahu Demands Uranium Removal to Declare Iran War Over, Echoes Trump’s Hawkish Stance

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has doubled down on hawkish rhetoric toward Iran, declaring that the war with Tehran is “not over” until its enriched uranium is physically removed. In an interview excerpt set to air on CBS’s 60 Minutes, Netanyahu said the US-Israeli conflict with Iran remains active because “there’s still nuclear material – enriched uranium – that has to be taken out of Iran” along with dismantling enrichment sites.

When pressed on how this uranium would be dealt with, Netanyahu bluntly stated, “You go in and you take it out.” This stark language signals a readiness for direct military intervention to eliminate Iran’s nuclear capabilities, bypassing diplomatic or economic measures.

Netanyahu also claimed that US President Donald Trump shares his position. “I’m not going to talk about military means, but the president, what President Trump has said to me – ‘I want to go in there,’” the Israeli leader said. This contradicts Trump’s more measured public statements and suggests a covert alignment on escalating military pressure against Iran.

This aggressive posture fits a broader pattern of the Trump administration’s approach to Iran: ramping up sanctions, undermining diplomatic efforts, and stoking conflict to distract from domestic scandals and consolidate power. Netanyahu’s comments reveal the dangerous entanglement between US and Israeli hawks pushing for war under the guise of national security.

As tensions simmer, the threat of open conflict with Iran looms large, with catastrophic consequences for the region and beyond. Netanyahu’s insistence on “taking out” uranium underscores how far the administration is willing to go to assert dominance, even as the public is left in the dark about the true extent of military plans.

We will continue to track how this reckless brinkmanship unfolds and hold accountable those who weaponize foreign conflict to serve authoritarian ambitions at home.