In a 15-minute phone call with MS NOW Stephanie Ruhle, President Donald J. Trump laid bare the chilling reality behind America’s decisive military actions against the Iranian regime.
According to Ruhle’s own recap on air, Trump revealed that Iran was mere “two weeks” away from having a nuclear bomb – and they fully intended to use it against America and our allies.
“He said that Iran was two weeks away from having a nuclear bomb—and that they would use it,” Ruhle reported.
This directly contradicts claims from so-called “experts” frequently cited by legacy media outlets, who have insisted Iran was at least a year away from such capability and poses no imminent threat.
The President also doubled down on his assessment of recent U.S. military operations, telling Ruhle that Iran’s infrastructure and capabilities have been “decimated.”
This aligns with previous statements from Trump following U.S. strikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities, where he declared the sites had been “completely and totally obliterated.”
And now, Trump is making it clear: the damage is so extensive that Iran would need up to a decade to rebuild.
According to Ruhle’s account, Trump explained that while America has already crippled Iran’s capabilities, the regime would eventually rebuild, and that outcome is “not acceptable.”
That’s why, in Trump’s view, the mission must continue.
“He said that we could leave the war right now—we could walk away tomorrow—because we have just decimated most of the country and their power. But he said the regime would rebuild; it would take them about 10 years. That’s not an acceptable situation, which is why he thinks we should stay.
“He said the major thing is they cannot have a nuclear weapon. “We obliterated it. We totally obliterated it.” So, that’s very good that we’re there.”
In another blow to globalist alliances, Trump reportedly slammed NATO allies during the call, accusing them of failing to contribute meaningfully to the conflict.
WATCH:
MSNBC reports “BREAKING NEWS” after one of their anchors had a 15-minute phone call with President Trump.
Here’s what he revealed to Stephanie Ruhle:
• “He said that Iran was two weeks away from having a nuclear bomb and they would use it.”
• “He said that we could leave the… pic.twitter.com/t1XpkEfX8m
— The Vigilant Fox
(@VigilantFox) March 20, 2026
More from MS NOW:
Trump said the U.S. “totally obliterated” Iran’s ability to build a nuclear weapon with Operation Midnight Hammer in June, but there was still what he called “nuclear dust,” the enriched uranium that nuclear experts believe is mostly stockpiled under a mountain in Isfahan.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Iran is no longer capable of enriching uranium or producing ballistic missiles. If Netanyahu’s statement is correct, Iran apparently no longer has the centrifuges to create a nuclear weapon from the “nuclear dust” Trump described, and Israel and the U.S. would have achieved one of their primary objectives.
Experts and administration officials have said that retrieving that uranium would entail a lengthy and dangerous operation that could even require ground troops.
Trump also repeated his assertion that Iran was “two weeks” away from having nuclear weapons after the June attack by U.S. bombers on three nuclear sites in Iran. Trump said that material would have been used “within a day or two or a week,” a claim that members of his administration appear to have disputed. Experts say that while Iran could have enriched the uranium to bomb-grade status quickly, it would have taken longer to make any kind of weapon.
When asked if the U.S. has the same goals as Israel, who helped the U.S. wage its war with Iran, Trump said the goals are “largely similar,” but the difference with Israel is that they “live right next door” to Iran and “we don’t.” Israel and Iran do not share a border.
Despite the massive targeting of military targets by the U.S. and selective targeting of political ones by Israel — resulting in the killing of Iran’s supreme leader and the installation of his son — the war has unleashed chaos in the Middle East, killed thousands of people, including U.S. troops, and destabilized global oil markets as Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz and targeted oil facilities in the Persian Gulf.
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