Trump: Iran Has to Turn Over Uranium, Destroy Centrifuges or Get Blown Up

[mystery-ak]

Trump: Iran Has to Turn Over Uranium, Destroy Centrifuges or Get Blown Up

Ian Hanchett 8 May 2025

On Wednesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” President Donald Trump discussed nuclear talks with Iran and stated that Iran has to turn over its uranium and either deactivate or destroy their centrifuges or else they will face strikes from the United States.

Host Hugh Hewitt asked, “Now, last night, I was on Sean Hannity, and Sean asked me what I thought about your Iran statements, and I said the one thing that President Trump has done, I think every day, since he got back, is tell Iran they have a choice. They can turn over the centrifuges and the uranium, or they can get bombed. Is that as explicit as you’ve made it to them, either/or?”

Trump responded, “It’s very simple. Yeah, it’s very simple. And I’d much rather make a deal, a really verified deal. We want total verification. We can do that. We have some very brilliant people up at MIT and various other [places]. We could do that very, very solidly. But I would much prefer a strong, verified deal where we actually blow them up, but blow them up or just de-nuke them. But the other — there are only two alternatives there: blow them up nicely or blow them up viciously.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/05/08/trump-iran-has-to-turn-over-uranium-destroy-centrifuges-or-get-blown-up/

[Fishrrman]

That sounds pretty clear and reasonable.

Now, stick to it.

[corbe]

[cato potatoe]

Do we even possess the firepower to destroy them from the air?  My understanding is these sites are buried deep underground.  And in the event they are destroyed, what happens to the radioactive material?  A few of the reactors are located along the Persian Gulf. 

[MeganC]

Do we even possess the firepower to destroy them from the air?  My understanding is these sites are buried deep underground.  And in the event they are destroyed, what happens to the radioactive material?  A few of the reactors are located along the Persian Arab Gulf.

Yes, we can destroy sites that are deep underground.

[Fishrrman]

cato wonders:
"Do we even possess the firepower to destroy them from the air?"

And Megan replies:
"Yes, we can destroy sites that are deep underground."

Fishrrman:
We can probably "destroy" Iran's deepest underground sites.
BUT...
... it's going to take more than the biggest conventional "bunker buster" to do so.
You know what that means... right...?

(I've posted about this several times already, and nobody rebuffs me. Why...?)

[cato potatoe]

Yes, we can destroy sites that are deep underground.

Supposedly the Iranians are working around our capabilities, burying the sites deep enough to avoid destruction without precise knowledge of their locations.  It may involve a tactical nuke, as Fishrr alludes to.

The Iranians could also halt shipping within the Gulf of Halitosis (or whatever you wish to call it).  And that would create an economic mess for everyone.

[DB]

You don't have to destroy the sites deep underground. You only have to destroy the access to them turning them into a crypt. Anyone who tries to dig them out gets bombed too.

[berdie]

I'll be deeply surprised if this happens.

[DB]

I'll be deeply surprised if this happens.

Me too...

A big beautiful red line...

[ChemEngrMBA]

Do we even possess the firepower to destroy them from the air?  My understanding is these sites are buried deep underground.  And in the event they are destroyed, what happens to the radioactive material?  A few of the reactors are located along the Persian Gulf.

When I was a boy, my father occasionally replied to me, "You talk like a man with a paper a$$hole."
That is a very appropriate response to you for your remarks.