Former President Donald Trump said on Friday that Israel should target Iran’s nuclear facilities, criticizing President Biden for saying he didn’t support such strikes.
“They asked him, what do you think about Iran, would you hit Iran? And he goes, ‘As long as they don’t hit the nuclear stuff.’ That’s the thing you want to hit, right?” Trump said at a campaign event in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
“I think he’s got that one wrong,” Trump added. “Isn’t that what you’re supposed to hit? I mean, it’s the biggest risk we have, nuclear weapons.”
The former president also claimed that soon Iran will have nuclear weapons, but there’s no evidence Tehran is working to make a bomb, something that’s been acknowledged by US intelligence this year. Iran is a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and all of its nuclear facilities are for civilian purposes.
In contrast, Israel is not a signatory to the NPT and has a secret nuclear weapons program that the US does not officially acknowledge. It’s estimated that Israel has somewhere between 90 and 300 nuclear warheads.
Trump’s comments about Iran’s nuclear sites come as the world is anticipating an Israeli attack on Iran in retaliation for the Iranian missile barrage that was fired at Israel last week, which was a response to several Israeli escalations in the region.
The US is closely coordinating with Israel on its plans to attack Iran and is expected to participate in some way, whether by sharing intelligence or more direct participation. Bide said the possibility of striking Iran’s oil infrastructure was being discussed, though he later cautioned against the idea. “If I were in their shoes, I’d be thinking about other alternatives than striking oil fields,” he said on Friday.
They guys in the sleeper cells will go after the Gulf Coast refineries particularly in the upcoming hurricane chaos
Sure they will, thanks Bidet/Harris. 🙁
Someone watch too much TV shows.
Quite a few people do.
And really, that’s no better than you watching your DVD of Exodus on permanent auto-repeat.
Harris want to attack Russia and Trump wants to attack Iran, I am done with both candidates and for the first time in 56 year I will not vote for either warmonger.
Trump used Russia to get a loan to save his business butt. He also wanted to plant a Trump hotel in Moscow, but received resistance.
So, as President, he withdrew the U.S. from the INF Treaty, Open Skies, then provided Kiev with weapons.
Having his face spray painted is the only difference between him and Harris (married name actually Emhoff). Both are under the control of the deep state, which, according to Alastair Crooke, no politician dares to meddle with.
Palestinians are to receive their death certificate soon. Israel will nuke Lebanon and Iran. The U.S. of Atrocities will call it a day with Israel. There will be celebrations galore. MSM will cover up what transpired.
Your Trump claims are foolish, even if he does say very stupid, idiotic, things. The worst 2 POTUS candidates in USA history. 🙁
"The former president also claimed that soon Iran will have nuclear weapons…" That's not a crazy thing to say. …No it's not. What's crazy is not to say that he might be a major cause for it to happen by canceling the JCPOA.
Unlike Israel, Iran is a signatory to the NPT. Signed in 1968, ratified in 1970. IAEA has had unfettered inspections.
If somebody was holding 200 nuclear weapons to my children’s head, I would be pursuing at least 10. I would not even bother worry about NPT. We have pushed Iran so hard just like we did North Korea. Both were smart enough that they didn’t want the Libya model shoved down their throat.
Not to mention too that a dozen other countries (Canada, Brazil, Japan, Germany, Italy, the KSA, Australia…) have "nuclear-breakout technology" far more advanced than the IRI, and all of THOSE also continue to not develop nuclear weapons.
And unsurprisingly they aren't in the cross hairs of the US.
Hi, I'm Iran. So, how can I stop you from attacking me? …Only if I had nuclear weapons? …Okay then, thank you for letting me know.
According to Iranian general Any attack will be responded in kind…! But Trump cannot think that far ahead…!
"The former president also claimed that soon Iran will have nuclear weapons"
Bu there’s no evidence Tehran is working to make a bomb"
To Trump and to all US politicians truth ,facts ,and honesty have always been nonexistent.
Actually, this might be the only thing he was right about. See the unconfirmed Twitter posts from the weekend. They are confirmed but so were the tests conducted by India, Pakistan, and North Korea's. They all happened the very same way.
No. He wasn't right about this either. The sentence, "Bu there’s no evidence Tehran is working to make a bomb" is not Trump's. It was the article's writer. Trump is repeating what Israel wants him to say.
The CIA and the Pentagon have consistently said that Iran is not developing a nuke. If the U.S. and Israel attack Iran's nuclear facilities there will be a Chernobyl effect which will spread to neighboring countries. If oil refineries and such are attacked, hoping to cripple Iran, Iran could attack such facilities that U.S. allies have. The world economy would collapse. Prices of everything would triple overnight.
Can U blame Iran I they did build a bomb?
Trump added. “Isn’t that what you’re supposed to hit? I mean, it’s the biggest risk we have, nuclear weapons.”
certainly, the biggest risk we have is Israel nuclear weapons.
I really REALLY don't think Donald Trump understands what radiation is or how it works. Like, not even a 5th Grade Science level of understanding.
I suspect if you asked him the three main methods of radioactive emission (alpha, beta, gamma) he'd say "AM, FM, and Sirius-XM satellite".
hmmm, does this mean Iran should also follow the same "advice" and attack and destroy Israel's known nuclear facility?
Iran is quite capable of striking Israel's nuclear sites. It seems likely they would in response. Likewise energy sites.
Israel does not have the option of hitting without being hit back. Maybe they did before, but not now.
MAGA my tokhes.
“Don’t boggart that joint, my friend!”
I always carry the iron balls in my hand.
In her 60 Minutes interview yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris defended the record $17.9 BILLION her administration has given to Israel over the past year.
Kamalala and Trump, both POS!
What bothers the politcos is not that Iran has nuclear weapons, but that it has become technologically advanced enough to make them if it so desired. This capability is now well within the ability of almost any modern nation. Israel and USA want, and want Iran to be forever a nation of goatherds that the West can bomb with impunity… It is time for Iran to say "fk it" we are going to make or acquire nukes because regardless if we have them or not, we will be sanctioned.
Iran shoul attack The Donald’s site…
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