Trump administration is seeking "full dismantlement" of Iran's nuclear program, Waltz says

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CBS News

March 23, 2025 / 3:37 PM EDT


The Trump administration is seeking the "full dismantlement" of Iran's nuclear program as it ramps up a U.S. military campaign in the Middle East, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz said Sunday on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

"Iran has to give up its program in a way that the entire world can see," Waltz said. "It is time for Iran to walk away completely from its desire to have a nuclear weapon, and they will not and cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapons program. That is its weaponization and its strategic missiles program."

Waltz's comments came after President Trump vowed to hold Iran responsible for any future attacks carried out by the Yemen-based Houthi rebel group, which has carried out strikes on military and commercial ships in the Red Sea since Israel declared war on Hamas in Gaza. The effectiveness of their strikes has been mixed but disrupts what the Trump administration considers a critical trade route through the Suez Canal. Both Hamas and the Houthis, designated terrorist organizations by the U.S., are backed by Iran.

Speaking about Iran's nuclear program and echoing some of Mr. Trump's previous threats, Waltz on Sunday warned Iran: "Give it up, or there will be consequences." He emphasized that the U.S. seeks to dismantle the "full program."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-waltz-national-security-adviser-iran-nuclear-program-face-the-nation/

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But what does Pootie say?

I know - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143422880

[SunSeeker]

1. Well, they were giving it up, and there was transparency, but Trump tore up that deal.

[moniss]

2. I detest the regime in power in Iran and their sponsorship of terror

but it is complete BS when reporting about their aggression to ignore the things the US has done to them over the many years. But like in Central America our bloodthirsty support for death squads to keep the "status quo" of exploitation going is no longer mentioned when media talks about the problem of an influx of immigrants seeking asylum.

I'm all for full ranging discussions about it all but all that the media and political types want to talk about is the nuclear program. I can assure you if Iran gave it all up today and ended all support for Hamas and others the US and others would not stop their f**king around with Iran. Resources, control and domination are the rule of the day with most powerful nations. They don't want the weak nations to become so strong that they can refuse to go along with the ones who dominate and so having a major amount of control of their resources and making them indebted by way of "agreements" is how the domination continues.

Should Iran have a nuke? Of course not but the public shouldn't buy the line of crap coming from politicians that it's all about "caring about people." Caring about control of these nations and serving the interests of corporate masters/political contributors is what it is all about. Having Iran give up nukes is something that hides what the real motivation is.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. I know I was livid that 45 WASTED

what was John Kerry's tireless and probably near-million mile level of shuttle diplomacy, to finally obtain and enact a nuclear agreement with Iran under Obama. Then that was all scuttled.

Since 45 is owned by Putin, there will possibly be some wild gyrations that go on with this.

What might be an interesting side-issue is Saudi's recent outreach to Iran, reestablishing a modicum of relations. And although they are on opposite sides of some of situations - like what is going on in Syria & Yemen - the elephant in the room is Israel, and there is a potential for a powder keg to be lit. And the idea of "making Gaza into a U.S. resort" is just pouring gasoline on the problem.

[moniss]

4. Yes indeed and what never gets much attention in the media

"stories" about relations between nations in that region or some of the groups is the Sunni/Shia aspect to things. Countries in the West mostly are used to the idea of Catholics and Protestants now being fairly mellow with each other but it has always been a failure on the part of the West that we see things through the lens of how we are and project that to other regions in the world and expect that is what they should strive to be.

That struggle between Sunni and Shia is very deep and important to the people who live in those nations.

https://www.cfr.org/article/sunni-shia-divide

[BumRushDaShow]

5. That misunderstanding between the sects

was a huge issue in Iraq, where good-sized populations of both reside, with Iran influencing the Shia in Iraq (who are the majority), but with the Sunnis (under Saddam) running the government. They currently have an uneasy (religious) power-sharing agreement for the top government officials and head of their Parliament.

[bluedigger]

6. Current trends are for nuclear proliferation, not disarmament, thanks to Ukraine.

Just ask Poland.

[lonely bird]

7. Care to expand on that?

Are you saying it is Ukraine’s fault? Or it is the result of Russia starting the war?

[bluedigger]

8. Sure.

When the USSR dissolved, Ukraine agreed to relinquish it's nuclear arsenal, thanks to assurances by Russia and the US of continued national sovereignty. Those promises proved hollow, and in the new international climate, nuclear defense is seen as the only "sure" defence against aggression by many nation states. Poland is now thinking about becoming a nuclear state and more will follow, I think.