Iran ‘frighteningly close’ to a nuclear weapon, Energy secretary Chris Wright warns

Ryan King / NEW YORK POST  

WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Chris Wright warned Wednesday that Iran is “frighteningly close” to developing weapons-grade enriched uranium.

Speaking to lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Wright stressed that Iran’s enriched uranium, which President Trump is deadset on confiscating, puts the regime just weeks away from the threshold needed to get a nuke.

“They are a small number of weeks away to enrich that to weapons-grade uranium. There’s still a weaponization process that happens after that, but they’re quite close,” he told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Special envoy Steve Witkoff publicly claimed that Iran boasted about having enough 60% enriched uranium, which, if further enriched to 90%, would be enough to make 11 nuclear bombs. Getting to 60% enrichment is a much larger technical leap than the jump from 60% to 90%, which is weapons-grade enrichment, top nuclear experts have claimed.

Redistricting Back on the Menu? South Carolina Governor Might Call a Special Session After All

Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipsheet 

 

Yesterday was a tough day for the GOP’s effort to redistrict its strongholds. The South Carolina State Senate rejected a measure to redraw its map. Although the majority of the chamber voted to move forward, without a special session called by Gov. Henry McMaster, the upper chamber had to vote to call themselves back, which required a 2/3 majority. 

The SC House did its part, passing that map via subcommittee on a 3-2 vote. 

Four defections could’ve torpedoed this effort, including SC State Senate Leader Shane Massey, who gave a mild speech explaining why he thinks a redrawn map isn’t needed, citing the importance of a strong Democratic Party in the state capitol. Procedural panicans need to stop, and we’ve shown that in Indiana. It’s sad because Massey comes from a ruby red district. It didn’t have to end this way.

Well, it might not be dead yet. Gov. McMaster reportedly plans to call a special session to resolve this matter. The date is to be determined, but former SC State Rep. Adam Morgan, who’s been tracking this rollercoaster, said State House and Senate leadership met with the governor to “iron out the details.” 

 We’re not dead yet. See Xs and videos here,

Just a Thought

 

Despite Trump statements, US president vetoed Kurdish uprising, sources confirm to 'Post' 

Despite publicly blaming the Kurds, President Trump vetoed the idea of facilitating a Kurdish led uprising against Iran, sources confirm.

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Despite an attack while speaking to reporters by US President Donald Trump on Monday against Kurdish groups for allegedly failing to help with a local uprising against the Iranian regime, sources have confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that he himself ultimately vetoed the idea.

Foreign sources have widely reported that the Mossad proposed the possibility of helping to facilitate toppling the regime aligned with turning out mass protests, following the US and Israeli bombing campaign against the regime's forces.

Further, foreign sources have widely reported that Turkey pressed Trump not to go forward with the option.

Previously, the Post reported that IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, Mossad Director David Barnea, and IDF Intelligence Directorate Chief Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder met with top US defense officials and, in some cases, via video conference with Trump, to help convince the US president to join the war.

New estimated US price tag for war in Iran now up to $29 billion

Ryan King / NEW YORK POST 

WASHINGTON — The estimated price tag for the war in Iran so far has jumped to $29 billion, up from the $25 billion figure given at the end of April, a senior Pentagon official revealed Tuesday.

Jules Hurst, acting under secretary of Defense who serves as the de facto chief financial officer at the Pentagon, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense that the higher amount came from a further crunching of the numbers.

“The Joint Staff team, with the comptroller team are constantly looking at that estimate, and so now we think it’s closer to [$]29 [billion],” Hurst said.

“That’s because of updated repair and replacement of equipment costs and also just general operational costs to keep people in theater.”

During the roughly two-hour-long hearing, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth fielded bipartisan grumblings that the Pentagon hasn’t been more upfront with lawmakers about the more specific costs of the war in Iran.

RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS...Podcast 

Here's the podcast of last nights LIVE radio broadcast where RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS Craig and Diane discussed 'Channeling Reagan...A Maybe Solution'; 'The Mullah's Madness Unmasked'; the latest Iran updates; and CA. Rep. Issa introduces a resolution to reverse the two Trump impeachments. Listen to it on https://rspradio1.podbean.com or on our RSP website at https://rspradio1.com/?page_id=39 

Op-ed:

Channeling Reagan...A Maybe Solution

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

This article is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google.   

 

...And here I think it would be so wise for both President Trump, and all said advisors, to look at how President Ronald Reagan not only combined what was a well thought out strategic approach with military strength, but then he also fine-tuned the diplomatic negotiations to the point where what was called the “Cold War”...aka the “nuclear arms race”...did see in victory the ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union.

Simply, striving to make deals with the enemy when military engagement has itself not ended the war being fought only seems to work successfully when the people...when the government...you are dealing with actually does want a deal to be made...does want said war to end. And this is something, I now believe, Iran does not want to see happen.

Why so...because the theocratic dictatorship that has been Iran's reality since the “Islamic Revolution” of 1979, would rather see Iran totally being destroyed...down to every last man, woman, and child...then their having to betray their core ideology via deals being made even with fingers voluntarily being crossed behind their backs...deals they and we know will not be honored let alone be kept...Read entire article here.