"WE'LL BLOW THEM UP": Trump Issues Scorched-Earth Warning Over Iran’s Nuclear Stockpile
President Trump issues a stark warning to Tehran: "We'll blow them up" if anyone approaches Iran's uranium stockpiles. As ceasefire talks in Islamabad falter, the U.S. maintains high-tech surveillance on nuclear sites following the 2025 airstrikes.
President Donald Trump issued his sharpest military warning yet over Iran's enriched uranium stockpiles this week, as fragile negotiations with Tehran over a permanent ceasefire continue to hang in the balance.
In an interview with the syndicated television program Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson that aired Sunday, Trump declared that the United States has Iran's nuclear material under surveillance and will strike anyone who attempts to approach it.
"If anybody gets near the place, we will know about it, and we'll blow them up," Trump said. The president explained that Space Force is monitoring the sites in real time and is capable of identifying any suspicious activity instantly.
Background: War, Ceasefire, and Stalled Talks
On June 21, 2025, U.S. forces struck the Fordow uranium enrichment facility, the Natanz nuclear facility, and the Isfahan nuclear technology center. Trump declared a ceasefire on June 24.
That ceasefire took effect on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, following 39 days of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that began on February 28. Subsequent talks in Islamabad failed to produce a lasting agreement, and Trump extended the truce without setting a new deadline.
The Core Dispute: Who Controls the Uranium?
Iran retains roughly 400 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% purity — with the threshold for weapons-grade material sitting at 90%. Washington regards this stockpile as a central danger. The U.S. position is that Iran must either transfer its enriched uranium abroad or halt enrichment for at least 20 years. Tehran has insisted its right to enrich uranium is non-negotiable.
Last month, Trump announced that Iran had agreed to allow Washington to retrieve the uranium and bring it to the United States — a claim Tehran promptly rejected. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei declared: "Enriched uranium is as sacred to us as Iranian soil and will not be transferred anywhere under any circumstances."
Iran Threatens Weapons-Grade Enrichment
In response to American statements, Tehran warned that it could enrich uranium to 90% - weapons-grade level - if the U.S. resumes military strikes. The threat was raised by MP Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, and separately by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
"We've Already Hit 70% of the Targets"
In the interview, Trump claimed that given the scale of the strikes already carried out, Iran's reconstruction would take two decades. He added that he could order "two more weeks" of strikes to hit every remaining target, and estimated that the U.S. had already struck roughly 70% of its intended targets. "We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon because they're crazy," Trump said.
Expert Criticism
The Arms Control Association concluded that while the June 2025 strikes severely damaged Iran's major uranium enrichment facilities, they did not break Tehran's resolve to retain a nuclear program or its nuclear know-how. Experts argue it would take Iran years to fully rebuild its enrichment plants, and that there is no imminent threat that would justify a new military strike.
Negotiations continue. According to reports, Iran delivered its response to the latest U.S. proposal through Pakistani mediators on Sunday, as both sides remain far apart on the uranium question.