It’s no secret that since overthrowing the Shah of Iran in 1979 to establish a theocratic government the Islamic Republic of Iran – the world’s leading exporter of terrorism who wants death to both Israel and the United States – also wants nuclear weapons. And, despite repeated attempts by Conservative administrations in both Israel and the United States to delay or prevent Iran from possessing nuclear weapons US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff stated Iran’s still working to get them:
“[The Iranians] have 10,000, roughly, kilograms of fissionable material. That’s broken up into roughly 460 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium, another thousand kilograms of 20% enriched uranium, and the balance is at 3.67 [percent enrichment]. They manufacture their own centrifuges to enrich this material, so there’s almost no stopping them. They have an endless supply of it.”
“In that first meeting, both the Iranian negotiators said to us directly — with no shame — that they controlled 460 kilograms of 60% [enriched uranium] and that they’re aware that could make 11 nuclear bombs. That was the beginning of their negotiating stance… they were proud of it. They were proud that they had evaded all sorts of oversight protocols to get to a place where they could deliver 11 nuclear bombs.”
- Steve Witkoff, US Special Envoy, speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity, 1-2 March 2026
When President Trump and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury and Operation Lion’s Roar, respectively, partly in response to Iran’s claims, some Democrats and the Liberal Media responded by stating there was no “immediate threat”, and that (rather hypocritically) Trump was “too mentally incapacitated“. And, in a display of utter hypocrisy, Democrats have already attempted to invoke the War Powers Act to limit Trump’s actions: Something they didn’t do when Obama bombed Libya and Biden bombed Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.
But why was Iran’s claim of 10,000 kilograms of fissionable material so troublesome and concerning?
Let’s step back and take a look…
It’s been three days since President Trump gave the order to launch 
Last night President Trump gave (
) as President of the United States, Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful military in the World, and Leader of the Free World.
