Trump has the opportunity to stop Iran from going nuclear

On March 7, Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo asked President Donald Trump, "There are reports present that Russia says it volition assistance the United States negociate a atomic woody with Iran. What benignant of a woody with Iran bash you privation to do? You’ve said they cannot person a atomic weapon." Trump made his presumption clear: "There are 2 ways Iran tin beryllium handled: militarily, oregon you marque a deal."  

He went connected to telephone Iranians "great people" suffering nether what helium described arsenic an "evil" authorities that shoots protesters successful the streets. Trump past revealed that helium had sent an ultimatum-style missive to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, seeking a diplomatic colony to forestall Iran from becoming a atomic authorities alternatively than resorting to subject action.  

Iran’s ultimate person rejected the letter, disappointing authorities officials who hoped Trump’s willingness to speech could easiness their economical collapse. He warned that the U.S. wouldn’t halt astatine atomic negotiations but "raise caller demands, including restrictions connected defence capabilities and planetary influence," a wide notation to the IRGC’s rocket programme and its panic proxy network.  

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Khamenei’s stance mirrored Russian diplomat Mikhail Ulyanov’s informing that Trump shouldn’t grow atomic talks to see Iran’s rocket programme oregon determination activities, calling it unrealistic to termination 3 birds with 1 stone.  

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visits the defence achievements accumulation successful Tehran, Iran, February 12, 2025. (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS.)

Russia’s strategy for helping the U.S. to negociate with Iran seems wide — let a U.S.-Israel onslaught to destruct Iran’s atomic facilities, easing planetary pressure. Once the authorities survives, Russia regains control, exploiting Iran’s wealthiness for decades to come. But, however overmuch power does Moscow genuinely person implicit Tehran? 

On June 12, 1989, a week aft Khamenei became ultimate leader, U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Smith Hempstone, appointed by President George H.W. Bush, warned successful the Observer-Reporter: "Unfortunately if Khamenei remains successful powerfulness and seeks an opening to the extracurricular world, helium is much apt to look to the Soviet Union than to the US. He is simply a postgraduate of Moscow’s Patrice Lumumba university."  

On February 5, 2010, Russia’s State TV confirmed Khamenei arsenic a "notable alumnus" successful a peculiar programme marking the 50th day of this grooming center. Dr. Ilan Berman, appointed to the RFE/RL Board of Directors by Trump’s medication successful February 2025, reinforced this backmost successful 2001, stating: "Interestingly, galore of Iran’s hardest hardliners were trained successful the Soviet Union" including "Iran’s spiritual leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was himself a postgraduate of the USSR's grooming academy for third-world anti-Americans, Patrice Lumumba University."  

With Russian President Vladimir Putin, a erstwhile high-ranking KGB officer, successful power, Moscow continues its Soviet-era strategy, utilizing Muslim proxy groups against the U.S. and Israel. 

Russia’s power implicit Iran is undeniable — Putin efficaciously controls the regime. In March 2021, leaked audio from Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, revealed that Putin ordered IRGC commanders, including Qasem Soleimani, to nonstop troops to Syria and disrupt the atomic feal, fearing improved U.S.-Iran relations.  

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Under Trump’s palmy maximum unit policy, according to New York Times, "Iran Signals Openness to Limited Nuclear Talks With U.S.," pursuing Russia’s guidance. However, past proves that erstwhile unit eases, the Islamic authorities resumes backing panic proxies with petrodollars, attacking Israel and U.S. allies, and plotting assassinations — including against Trump, his family, and officials, adjacent aft his presidency, arsenic seen implicit the past 4 years.  

In the Oval Office, Trump stressed urgency: "We’re down to the last moments … Something’s going to hap precise soon … We person a concern with Iran, and something’s going to hap precise soon. Very, precise soon, you’ll beryllium talking astir that beauteous soon, I guess."  

Khamenei’s stance mirrored Russian diplomat Mikhail Ulyanov’s informing that Trump shouldn’t grow atomic talks to see Iran’s rocket programme oregon determination activities, calling it unrealistic to termination 3 birds with 1 stone.  

At the aforesaid time, Israel confirmed a associated drill of F-15 and F-35 combatant jets with a U.S. B-52 bomber — apt signaling a imaginable associated onslaught connected Iran’s atomic facilities.  

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U.S.-Israel practice nether Trump is preparing to neutralize Iran’s atomic program, the IRGC’s rocket arsenal, and its panic proxy web — a ngo already underway post-October 7th.  

But if the authorities survives and sanctions ease, Iran could entree $100 cardinal annually to rebuild adjacent stronger. Failure to enactment leaves Iran arsenic a pawn of Russian oligarchs to "Build Back Better" their panic networks and atomic facilities. 

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