Former Trump Advisor Claims US Could Use Nuclear Weapons Against Iran

Joe Kent, a former White House counterterrorism adviser under Donald Trump, stated that the United States could use nuclear weapons against Iran if conventional methods fail to topple the Iranian government. This claim was reported by the Iranian Students News Agency. Separately, the Daily Prothom Alo reported that concerns over a declining stockpile of conventional weapons have led to discussions about the possibility of a nuclear attack in Iran. The two sources present the same claim but with slightly different phrasing, with the Iranian Students News Agency focusing on the condition of failure in conventional means, while the Daily Prothom Alo emphasizes the stockpile decline as a catalyst for the discussion.