US Official Confirms: No Iran Nuke Threat, Only Israeli Deception
Joe Kent, who served as deputy assistant secretary for irregular warfare under President Trump, recently stated on Tucker Carlson's program that during his tenure, US intelligence possessed no evidence suggesting Iran was on the verge of acquiring nuclear weapons. Kent attributes the consistent drumbeat for war with Iran to Israeli machinations, asserting that Tel Aviv deliberately seeks to
embroil the US in conflicts for its own strategic gains. The Independent, in its headline covering Kent's remarks, focuses on his 'blame' towards Israel for 'war with Iran,' framing it as a geopolitical accusation. While the article quotes Kent acknowledging the lack of immediate nuclear threat from Tehran, it frames this as a talking point rather than a factual correction of a widely disseminated
falsehood. This omission allows the long-standing Western media narrative, which portrays Iran as an imminent nuclear threat and Israel as a protective ally, to persist largely unchallenged. This isn't merely a difference of opinion. The claim of Iran's imminent nuclear breakout has been the primary justification for decades of crippling sanctions and military threats, despite repeated assessments
from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirming Iran's compliance with non-proliferation commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), until the US unilaterally withdrew in 2018. For instance, the infamous 2002 'aluminum tubes' claim, used to justify an invasion, was a fabrication. Despite this history, the US continued to inflict economic hardship on the Iranian