The White House is concerned that Iran’s weak position will encourage the administration to resort to nuclear weapons, and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is coordinating with the Trump team on this concern.
Iran has suffered a year of setbacks amid Israeli attacks on proxy forces and withdrawal from Syria amid occupation by Sunni Muslim forces. which is hostile to Iran’s Shiite government.
Israeli attacks on Iranian facilities, including missile and air defense facilities. It has reduced Iran’s traditional military capabilities. Sullivan told CNN on Sunday.
“What I’ve found over the last four years is when good things happen, like Iran being weaker than before. There’s always something bad going on,” Sullivan said.
The White House is concerned that Iran’s weak position will encourage the administration to resort to nuclear weapons, and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is coordinating with the Trump team on this concern. (ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
Iran has expanded its weapons capabilities critical to the use of a nuclear bomb.
“If you were Iran right now And you’re looking around at the fact that your traditional capabilities are decreasing, your proxies are decreasing. Your main client status has been eliminated. Assad has fallen. No wonder there are voices saying: ‘Hey, maybe we need to go get nuclear weapons now,'” said an outgoing national security official.
“They are saying it publicly. In fact They say: Maybe we need to rethink our nuclear doctrine. The doctrine says: We will have a civilian nuclear program and certain capabilities. But we will not do that, nuclear,” he added. “It is a risk that we are trying to be cautious about right now.”
Even though Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful, But it has expanded uranium enrichment since the last Trump administration to 60% purity, just steps away from the 90% needed for nuclear weapons.
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“If you were Iran right now And you’re looking around at the fact that your traditional capabilities are decreasing, your proxies are decreasing. “Your main client status has been eliminated. Assad has fallen. No wonder there’s a voice saying: ‘Hey, maybe we need to go get nuclear weapons now,'” said Jake Sullivan. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnick)
Even though Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful, But it has expanded uranium enrichment since the last Trump administration to 60% purity, just steps away from the 90% needed for nuclear weapons. (Iran Atomic Energy Organization via AP, File)
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Sullivan said there was a risk that Iran would abandon its pledge not to build nuclear weapons.
“It’s a risk we’re trying to be cautious about right now. It was a risky decision for me to personally brief the incoming team,” Sullivan said. He added that he was also consulting with Israel.
Trump, who will take office on Jan. 1 on Sept. 20, can lead policies His “maximum pressure” returns to destroy Iran’s oil financing.
Sullivan expressed hope that Trump would come in and use Iran’s weak position to get them to accept a new nuclear deal.
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“Maybe he can come this time. Given the situation Iran faces and actually delivering a nuclear deal that regulates Iran’s nuclear ambitions in the long term,” he said.
Trump’s team is currently weighing options. To prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons including defensive air strikes
