Iran sparks nuclear bomb fears as Tehran issues Trump with 3 word warning

Ali Larijaniadviser

If they [the US] move toward bombing Iran themselves or through Israel, they will force Iran to make a different decision, which is also not in America’s interest,

Mr Larijani said

We now say that we are not moving toward weapons, and the IAEA’s oversight can continue indefinitely.”

He said

This is not something new, but it's becoming more and more dangerous,

she added

If they [Iran] don't make a deal, there will be bombing… it will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before.

On Monday, Trump announced with typical grandiloquence

Over the past year, we struck in Yemen three or four times, and we had three air campaigns in Iran, eliminating on the way most of the aerial defence systems in Syria, Iraq and Iran

According to a senior Israeli military source

Putin has nukes. I'm going to do everything I can to avoid a nuclear war".

Tehran has seen him spending the first months of his presidency telling everyone

Sean Parnellpentagon spokesperson

The United States and its partners remain committed to regional security and are prepared to respond to any state or non-state actor seeking to broaden or escalate conflict in the region,

said Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell

There is a sense of urgency,

said one leading right-leaning member of Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset

Yes, there is a willingness to give President Trump time to try and get a good deal which we also prefer to war. But the military option is definitely real - it’s on the table and decision-making time is coming.”

They said

After the exchange of letters we are now exploring next steps in order to begin conversations and trust building with the Iranians,

one said

Treasury will continue to disrupt Iran's military-industrial complex and its proliferation of UAVs, missiles, and conventional weapons that often end up in the hands of destabilizing actors, including terrorist proxies."

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent

Observing the behavior and words of Trump during his first presidential term with North Korea shows that having an atomic bomb has brought security for Korea. If we were also armed with an atomic bomb, Trump would not dare threaten bombing."

Ahmad Naderi, Iranian lawmaker wrote on X

Iran's official nuclear policy has not changed and the nuclear program has remained civilian. But in the face of pressure and increased military threats, some officials are floating the idea of nuclear weapons as a response. This is in rhetoric and posturing to show that Iran still has cards, while its enemies are saying they are at their weakest."

Negar Mortazavi, Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy and host of The Iran Podcast told Newsweek

Threats are really heard, and ultimatums are also heard. We consider such methods inappropriate, we condemn them,

Ryabkov added

The IC [intelligence community] continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Khamenei has not authorized the nuclear weapon program that he suspended in 2003,

Gabbard told a worldwide threat hearing held by the Senate Intelligence Community last week

The IC continues to monitor closely if Tehran decides to reauthorize its nuclear weapons program. In the past year we've seen an erosion in the decades-long taboo in Iran of discussing nuclear weapons in public, likely emboldening nuclear weapons advocates within Iran's decision making apparatus,

Gabbard said

Their enrichment program is about as far as you can get, so that part is done. So the question is the weapons part.… the issue today is less weaponization and more about opportunity."

JINSA President and CEO Michael Makovsky offered a separate assessment, telling Fox News Digital

There's a chance that if they don't make a deal, that I will do secondary tariffs on them like I did four years ago,

he added

The IC assesses Iran’s prospects for reconstituting force losses and posing a credible deterrent, particularly to Israeli actions, are dim in the near-term,

the report said

Tehran will try to leverage its robust missile capability and expanded nuclear program, and its diplomatic outreach to regional states and U.S. rivals to bolster its regional influence and ensure regime survival,

the report said