Breaking down Trump’s new ‘drug factories’ claim about Iranian nuclear sites
President Donald Trump has said a lot of things about the three Iranian nuclear facilities the US attacked last year. Until Thursday night, he had never publicly claimed these facilities were also “drug factories.” Trump’s comments at a rally in Oklahoma bewildered not only average Americans but also experts on Iran’s nuclear program. “Wow…That one … The post Breaking down Trump’s new ‘drug…
President Donald Trump made a surprising claim at an Oklahoma rally, stating that three Iranian nuclear facilities attacked by the US were also "drug factories." This new assertion stunned experts, with James Acton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, expressing disbelief.
The White House did not provide an explanation, but it appears likely that Trump made a simple mistake and then doubled down instead of correcting himself. The remarks came after Trump discussed the attacks on the Iranian nuclear facilities, praising the planes that carried out the operation. Prior to this, Trump had been discussing drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Venezuela.
It is possible Trump confused the illegal drugs with legal medical drugs, radiopharmaceuticals, which are produced in nuclear reactors. However, the facility Trump was referring to, Fordow, is an enrichment center without a reactor, making his statement inaccurate.
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