A weakened Iran poses a nuclear threat as President-elect Donald Trump (R) steps into office. Over the weekend, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan commented on the threat, sharing that he was briefing the president-elect on the potential risk.
Iran has significantly weakened after a number of setbacks. After Israel’s assault on Hamas and Hezbollah, and after the fall of Iran-aligned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Iran’s influence in the region has grown weaker. Moreover, Israel has focused trikes on Iranian facilities, which includes missile factories and air defenses, which have reduced Tehran’s military capabilities.
Because of this, the White House has reason to believe that Iran could pose a nuclear threat.
According to Sullivan, Iran could abandon its promise to not build nuclear weapons. “It’s a risk we are trying to be vigilant about now. It’s a risk that I’m personally briefing the incoming team on,” Sullivan informed, adding that he had also consulted with Israel on the issue.
Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to the United States, has also raised concerns about the nuclear threat that Iran poses.
This week, Oren sounded the alarm, warning that Iran could produce a nuclear weapon within “weeks, maybe days.”
However, Oren expressed that if Iran decided to produce a nuclear weapon to use, it would be during the final days of the Biden Administration. He argued that Tehran wouldn’t “dare” pose a threat with the incoming Trump Administration.
Responding to the possible threat, Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) shared on social media that the Trump Administration should aggressively respond if Iran threatened to use a nuclear weapon.
If Iran doesn’t immediately end their program President Trump should take out the facilities in order to protect the people of the Middle East and the world https://t.co/Ws0KQA4TPt
— Jared Moskowitz (@JaredEMoskowitz) December 23, 2024
“If Iran doesn’t immediately end their program President Trump should take out the facilities in order to protect the people of the Middle East and the world,” the Florida Democrat wrote on X.
Experts argue that Iran has enough highly enriched uranium to make three or four low-yield nuclear bombs.
