Netanyahu Tells 60 Minutes the Iran War Is Not Over'

"Netanyahu shared his assessment in an interview with 60 Minutes that will air on CBS on Sunday night; the program shared a teaser clip of Netanyahu's interview on X beforehand, which you can watch below. He explained to correspondent Major Garrett why he felt the war was not finished: Because there's still nuclear material, enriched uranium that has to be taken out of Iran. There are still enrichment sites that have to be dismantled. There are still proxies that Iran supports. There are ballistic missiles that they still want to produce. Now, we've degraded a lot of it. But all that is still there, and there's work to be done."

"When Garrett asked how he plans on removing the highly-enriched uranium, Netanyahu leaned forward and said You go in and you take it out. With what? Special forces from Israel? Special forces from the United States? Netanyahu said he did not want to talk about military plans, but that it would not be a problem to remove the uranium if a deal can be made with Iran. When Garrett asked if it would have to be taken out with force if no deal was made, Netanyahu said he would have to dodge his questions; Netanyahu also said he did not have a timeframe for how long it would take to finish the war."

"His interviews comes after joint U.S. and Israeli strikes started the war on February 28 the same day Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed. President Donald Trump told Congress earlier this month the war had been terminated, and a fragile ceasefire is now in place."

Israel and the United States have achieved major progress against Iran, but the conflict is not finished. Iran still holds nuclear material, including enriched uranium, that must be removed. Enrichment sites still need to be dismantled. Iran’s supported proxies remain active. Iran also still seeks to produce ballistic missiles. Netanyahu says the remaining tasks can be completed physically, and he avoids detailing military plans. He indicates removal of highly enriched uranium could be possible if a deal is reached with Iran. He does not provide a timeframe for completion. Joint U.S. and Israeli strikes began the war on February 28, the day Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed, and a fragile ceasefire is currently in place.

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