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Secretary Rubio Affirms “Significant Damage” to Iran Nuclear Capacity in Wake of U.S. Airstrikes
The Conservative Treehouse ^ | June 25,2025 | Sundance

Posted on 06/25/2025 6:16:32 AM PDT by sopo

If you assert the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan were taken exclusively to remove the capacity of Iran to create a nuclear weapon, you likely missing a key point. However, if you recognize the strikes were not only about eliminating Iran’s nuclear capacity but also about taking Israel’s “Iran has nukes!” card off the table, then you begin to understand the after action message from the Trump administration.

Essentially, by removing the Iran nuclear threat, the overall influence from Israel on President Trump’s foreign policy objective is also lessened. Within that dynamic you will see why President Trump, Secretary/NSA Rubio and the inner national security circle are so strongly emphasizing the “totally destroyed” message

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continue excerpt:The inverse of the successful Iran strike narrative is also true. If the strikes against Iran are defined as not eliminating the nuclear threat, then a continuance of national security influence on behalf of Israel is maintained.

Unfortunately, for the deepest part of the U.S. intelligence apparatus, maintaining the usefulness of the Iran nuclear threat is aligned with their interests. Hence, we begin to see why the intelligence apparatus immediately began trying to diminish the effectiveness of the strikes with leaks to CNN

1 posted on 06/25/2025 6:16:32 AM PDT by sopo
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To: sopo

with leaks to CNN

LOL

Video
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2 posted on 06/25/2025 6:20:29 AM PDT by janetjanet998 (Please don’t use google products, especially YouTube )
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To: sopo
Yeah, I really trust the US’ Un-intelligence Agencies. Not!
3 posted on 06/25/2025 6:23:02 AM PDT by Chgogal (Voting Democrat is suicidal.)
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To: janetjanet998

Demonstrably, Gabbard is in over her head.

(still having deja vu /s)


4 posted on 06/25/2025 6:25:28 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: logi_cal869

Now this truly looks like Trump 4 D chess and he played both Gabbard and Ratcliffe pieces brilliantly.


5 posted on 06/25/2025 6:31:38 AM PDT by sopo
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To: sopo

‘2,100 earthquakes a year’: Iran and its seismological history - Just a natural earthquake or a link to nuclear testing?

https://www.wionews.com/world/-2-100-earthquakes-a-year-iran-and-its-seismologic-history-just-a-natural-earthquake-or-a-link-to-nuclear-testing-1750529560757

This comes amid Israel and Iran engaging in a deadly war, as Israel on June 13 launched Operation Rising Lion, with an aim to target Iran’s nuclear facilities, top military officials, and nuclear scientists.


6 posted on 06/25/2025 6:35:47 AM PDT by GailA (STOP COMPLAINING, AMERICA NEEDS YOUR FULL SUPPORT NOT SOMETIMES, ALWAYS.)
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Re: "By removing the Iran nuclear threat, the overall influence from Israel on President Trump's foreign policy objective is also lessened."

What!

Iran has openly threatened to use nukes against the USA military and against the USA home land.

The USA has defined Iran as the #1 terrorist threat in the world - for the last 45 years.

7 posted on 06/25/2025 6:42:17 AM PDT by zeestephen (Trump Landslide? Kamala lost the election by 230,000 votes, in WI, MI, and PA.)
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To: sopo

Just so long as this isn’t ‘shock & awe II’ under a different plot.

We shall see...


8 posted on 06/25/2025 6:44:58 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: sopo

Trump’s decisive strikes also established precedence and heads up to Iran that we can strike again.


9 posted on 06/25/2025 6:50:07 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: logi_cal869

Trump obviously does not agree with you. Run for office because you are so much smarter. /s


10 posted on 06/25/2025 6:52:02 AM PDT by dforest
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To: sopo

BTTT


11 posted on 06/25/2025 7:54:41 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: zeestephen

good point. Though I remember ‘03 when the intelligence assessment was that they had suspended nuclear bomb program. I always had seen that as the lasting benefit of Bush’s action in Iraq. But the Iranians obviously used the time to harden their sites and develop their ballistic missiles. So time for the stalemate was running out.


12 posted on 06/25/2025 7:57:05 AM PDT by sopo
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This can't emphasized enough:

As an uncontrolled Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is a threat to those interests deep inside our government who weaponize intelligence information in order to control foreign policy outcomes.

13 posted on 06/25/2025 8:17:54 AM PDT by Kazan ( )
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To: dforest

Ah, yes.

Just undermine your cabinet and move along like nothing else matters.

Right. /s

Sounds like a song I know...

There’s quite a bit of conflict here as to difference of opinion on Gabbard.

Interestingly, only one side seems determined to deride the other.

So, go ahead: You know what they say about ‘assumptions’...

Frankly, I think the reason DJT’s so frustrated - if that’s the case - is that he’s going head-to-head with ds and having to navigate a host of bs just to arrive at a good decision.

I’d be pissed off, too.


14 posted on 06/25/2025 8:26:43 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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