FAKE NEWS RUNNING the NARRATIVE to be very afraid of Iran’s Nuclear Arsenal – same story we’ve heard for the past 50 years
By sdwells // 2025-07-01
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Weapons of mass destruction are everywhere these days. We were told Saddam Hussein had them, but that was a lie. We’ve been told Iran is just “days” away from having nuclear capability to blow up Israel and the whole world, but are they? Is Trump lying too now? Doesn’t he hate fake news? And why are so many news outlets running the same story? Something doesn’t add up. Let’s take a look:
  1. Iran’s Nuclear Status: A Spectrum of Uncertainty
    • Officially, Iran does not possess nuclear weapons, but it stands at the brink — stockpiling 60% enriched uranium (weapons-grade is 90%) and having pre-built components.
    • Public U.S./Israeli claims suggest severe damage to enrichment facilities (Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan), while leaked intel (DIA) indicates underground sites survived, with delays of only months.
  2. Underground Resilience and Possible Ghost Facilities
    • Mountain-shielded sites like Fordow may have endured strikes, and rumors persist of undisclosed locations (e.g., "Pickaxe Mountain") where centrifuges or materials were relocated pre-attack.
    • Satellite imagery shows surface destruction but cannot confirm the status of buried centrifuges or relocated stockpiles.
  3. Delivery Systems: Missiles Ready, Warheads Ambiguous
    • Iran possesses intermediate-range ballistic missiles (e.g., Khorramshahr-4, Shahab-3) capable of striking Tel Aviv, Riyadh, or U.S. carrier groups.
    • The critical gap is weaponization — enrichment to 90% could take weeks, but intact warhead designs or pre-assembled devices remain an unconfirmed wild card.
  4. Strategic Ambiguity as Leverage
    • Iran’s mixed signals (admitting damage while suspending IAEA inspections) suggest a deliberate "bluff-and-bluster" play, leaving adversaries guessing.
    • For preppers, the focus is on scenarios ranging from delayed capability (years) to hidden stockpiles (imminent threat)—requiring plans for both.

Iran’s nuclear capabilities: Between damage and hidden readiness

June 2025 – As tensions between Iran and the West escalate, conflicting intelligence reports suggest Tehran may still possess nuclear weapons-ready infrastructure, despite U.S. and Israeli claims that recent strikes have crippled its program. Satellite imagery shows bombed-out facilities, but underground bunkers — potentially housing centrifuges, enriched uranium, and missile components — remain an uncertain variable. Iran’s nuclear ambitions have long been a geopolitical flashpoint, dating back to its uranium enrichment efforts in the early 2000s. Now, experts warn that even partial functionality of its nuclear program could push the region closer to a crisis.

The official narrative vs. leaked intelligence

Following Operation Midnight Hammer in late June 2025, U.S. officials, including former President Trump, declared Iran’s nuclear infrastructure “completely obliterated.” The strikes targeted key facilities including Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan, where centrifuges spun uranium enriched to 60% purity—just shy of weapons-grade. Yet Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) leaks suggest damage was mostly superficial, with underground sites intact. “Rebuilding could take months, not years,” one report stated. CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Israeli intelligence, however, insist Iran’s nuclear timeline has been set back by years. Iran’s mixed responses deepen the ambiguity. While acknowledging sites were “badly damaged,” Tehran suspended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)—a move analysts interpret as concealment. Beyond known facilities, unconfirmed reports speculate Iran may have relocated critical components to hidden bunkers. Satellite anomalies near Pickaxe Mountain — a remote location with fresh construction and heat signatures — suggest possible centrifuge relocation before the strikes. If true, the U.S.-led operation may have hit decoys while operational infrastructure remains intact. Nuclear expert Jeffrey Lewis of the Middlebury Institute noted, “Iran’s program has always had redundancies. The question isn’t just what got hit, but what we don’t know was moved.” Even if enrichment sites are partially disabled, Iran’s ability to weaponize uranium remains concerning. At 60% purity, experts say reaching 90% — the threshold for nuclear weapons — could take mere weeks. Additionally, Iran has tested missiles like the Khorramshahr-4, capable of striking Tel Aviv, Riyadh, and parts of Europe. Warhead assembly depends on advanced detonation systems, which Iran has reportedly developed. A gun-type fission bomb — simple compared to modern thermonuclear weapons — could feasibly be assembled quickly if materials are intact. Iran’s nuclear status remains an unresolved equation. Public claims of destruction clash with intelligence leaks, while Tehran’s moves suggest strategic concealment. For policymakers and observers, the danger lies in uncertainty—whether Iran is crippled or merely recalibrating. As historian Richard Rhodes warned after the Cold War, “The most perilous nuclear risks emerge in the gaps between what we know and what we don’t.” With Iran, that gap may now be widening. Tune your apocalypse dial to preparedness.news for updates on real news about surviving the upcoming apocalypse, whether by nuclear attack, EMP explosions, or supply chain chaos. Sources for this article include: Censored.news NaturalNews.com PreppersWill.com
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