Has Iran’s Nuclear Program Been Obliterated?

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00:00So I was just speaking a little bit earlier to John regarding the situation we've seen between Israel and Iran.

00:07What is your reaction to what he said, especially about the nuclear program,

00:12saying it's almost impossible without time to know if the U.S. had obliterated Iran's nuclear program?

00:20Well, thank you for the opportunity to be with you and your audience.

00:23And I believe that my counterpart was very spot on with many of these questions and answers.

00:30And I would say we have seen video, obviously.

00:32We've seen the press conferences, of course, from President Trump and Secretary Hague, Seth.

00:37But you're right.

00:39Time will tell to what degree has it been completely obliterated or not.

00:45I think the physical hardness of the apparatus, if you would, there at Fordo and the other two locations

00:53appears to be pretty relevant in reference to it being demolished.

00:57But look, they still have plans.

01:00They still have information.

01:01They still have knowledge.

01:02At the end of the day, do they have a desire to focus only on civilian purposes?

01:08Or do they want to continue their efforts for a nuclear weapon?

01:12And I think we all know that Iran had the nuclear enrichment well exceeded the purposes of civilian purpose.

01:21So though they say one thing, but the reality was something very, very different.

01:25And I think, and again, they were the only country in the world that had a 60 percent enrichment level that did not have a nuclear weapon.

01:34So I think it was very apparent that that was their intent, that was their desire.

01:39And President Trump believed that, could not get them to agree to step down, meaning to comply with no nuclear weaponry.

01:48So he felt no other way to, to handle the situation other than, well, launching the 30,000 pound bunker bombs.

01:59And so I think in President Trump's desire, that really was not what he wanted.

02:03But I think he felt he had no other choice to do so.