The United States and Israel are considering a joint special forces mission to Iran that would seize control of Tehran’s nuclear assets and remove enriched uranium, U.S. officials and congressional statements indicate.

The mission concept discussed by senior U.S. lawmakers and administration officials would involve elite military units and nuclear scientists, sources say, though no final decision has been made.

In a briefing to Congress this week, Republican Senator Marco Rubio was asked whether Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium was secure. Rubio responded, “Some people will go there and bring it,” referring to the planned mission.

Trump administration officials have framed the initiative around three core questions: where Iran’s enriched uranium is located, how U.S. forces would access it, and how they would take possession of it, according to two U.S. officials familiar with internal deliberations who spoke on condition of anonymity because the matter is sensitive.

“We are looking at options for securing nuclear material that could pose a danger to regional and global security,” one official said, without elaborating on timing, forces involved or whether Israeli units would participate.

The proposal comes after a period of heightened tensions with Tehran, including a series of strikes that Washington has attributed to Iran or Iran‑aligned groups, and apparent failures to change the Iranian regime’s policies through pressure and military action.

Officials have stressed that no mission order has been issued. Allies and partners have been briefed on various contingency plans, they said.