For decades, the drumbeat of Iran being perpetually “weeks away” from a nuclear bomb has fueled U.S. sanctions, covert operations, and relentless calls for war—most recently a narrative tied to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s influence, as highlighted by Jeffrey Sachs in a video fragment deliberately reposted by former President Trump back in January on Truth social. This recycled claim has justified American blood and treasure spent in Iraq, Syria, and beyond, often serving geopolitical agendas over U.S. interests.
What if Trump’s recent, low-key strike on Iran’s alleged nuclear sites was not a march toward war but a bold decapitation of this tired rationale? By unleashing bunker-busting munitions, the strike may have obliterated any real nuclear capability or laid bare the absence of such sites, torching the “imminent threat” excuse that’s been weaponized to drag America into endless conflicts.
Far from fanning flames, this calculated move—potentially telegraphed by Trump’s earlier nod to Sachs’ exposé—could be a ruthless dismantling of the war machine’s last casus belli, forcing a reckoning on those banking on perpetual crisis.
Whether a masterstroke for peace or a hawkish gambit, this theory demands serious scrutiny as a potential game-changer.