# Iran on the verge of Nuclear Weapons **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 14, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-on-the-verge-of-nuclear-weapons/967960 "2022-07-14T17:29:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-on-the-verge-of-nuclear-weapons/967960/1 "2022-07-14T17:29:14Z")
I haven’t seen any threads about this recently, but I heard a report on NPR this morning, so I thought I’d put something up. Here’s some cause for concern. We can thank Trump for derailing the Iran Treaty, which he was going to replace with “something better” > **[Iran Now Has Enough Uranium For Nuclear Weapon, U.N. Watchdog Reportedly Says](https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2022/05/30/iran-now-has-enough-uranium-for-nuclear-weapon-un-watchdog-reportedly-says/?sh=2a414b3f6b51)** > > The U.N.’s nuclear agency has pressed Iran to cooperate with a probe into its nuclear program, as the United States pushes to reenter a 2015 nuclear deal. > **[Iran on the Nuclear Brink](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/iran/2022-06-17/iran-nuclear-brink)** > > The end of the deal would leave only bad options to thwart a dash for the bomb. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-on-the-verge-of-nuclear-weapons/967960/2 "2022-07-14T17:34:45Z")
Ending the nuclear deal was probably the dumbest foreign policy decision of the Trump administration. It provided no benefit at all to the US, and only helped those in Iran who wanted a smoother path to nukes. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-on-the-verge-of-nuclear-weapons/967960/3 "2022-07-14T18:04:23Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > It provided no benefit at all to the US, and only helped those in Iran who wanted a smoother path to nukes. It also helped those in the US who wanted Iran to have a smoother path to becoming a nuclear power. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-on-the-verge-of-nuclear-weapons/967960/4 "2022-07-14T18:09:13Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Ending the nuclear deal was probably the dumbest foreign policy decision of the Trump administration. It provided no benefit at all to the US, and only helped those in Iran who wanted a smoother path to nukes. And yet, the Trumpers will not only continue to defend this most stupid of decisions, they’ll also blame Biden and the Democrats for “letting” this happen. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-on-the-verge-of-nuclear-weapons/967960/5 "2022-07-14T18:56:06Z")
And rightly so! Iran was intimidated by Trump the manly man canceling the deal and would never have started building nukes if he were still President. But they’re not scared of Biden at all! /s