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Jimmy and geopolitical commentator Alexander Mercouris from The Duran discuss Tucker Carlson’s claim that the Trump administration may be considering a nuclear strike on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain enrichment site, allegedly under pressure from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mercouris says he cannot rule out the possibility, warns that any use of nuclear weapons would accelerate proliferation and make the world far more dangerous, and argues that even a limited strike could not be treated as an isolated military action.
Jimmy speculates that Trump may be looking for a dramatic conventional attack, such as the “Mother of All Bombs,” to claim victory and withdraw, while Mercouris says Trump may hope a spectacular military action will pressure Iran into accepting a deal; both discuss the risks of regional retaliation, economic disruption, and wider war. They also examine Trump’s past rhetoric about annihilating Iran, Alex Jones’s support for Carlson’s warning, and JD Vance’s earlier claim that the previous U.S. attack had not led to a regime-change war, with Mercouris emphasizing the consequences of crossing the nuclear threshold.
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