Donald Trump's foreign policy on Iran is facing sharp criticism from within his own ideological camp after a self-described MAGA expert claimed Tehran now sees 'no choice but the atomic bomb,' following reports of a statement carried by Iranian state media during escalating US-Iran strikes in late June 2026.
Tensions have been mounting for days as US forces carried out repeated strikes on Iranian targets, with Trump warning that 'the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist' if Washington is forced to 'militarily complete the job.' The US president has simultaneously insisted that 'Iran will never have a Nuclear Weapon,' a long-standing red line that has shaped his administration's posture.
