Iran launches Noor 3 into orbit
Jonathan Landay, Humerya Pamuk and Gram Slattery – Reuters Feb 27, 2026
- Trump says Iran will ‘soon’ have weapons that can hit U.S.
- Sources say Trump claim unsupported by intelligence
- DIA assessed Iran will not have ICBM until 2035
- Rubio says Iran ‘on pathway to one day’ have such weapons
U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran will soon have a missile that can hit the United States is not backed by U.S. intelligence reports, and appears to be exaggerated, according to three sources familiar with the reports, casting doubt on part of his case for a possible attack on the Islamic Republic.
In his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, Trump began making his case to the American public for why the U.S. could launch strikes against Iran, saying Tehran was “working on missiles that will soon reach” the United States.
But there have been no changes, two sources said, to an unclassified 2025 U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency assessment that Iran could take until 2035 to develop a “militarily viable intercontinental ballistic missile” (ICBM) from its existing satellite-lofting space-launch vehicles (SLV).
“President Trump is absolutely right to highlight the grave concern posed by Iran, a country that chants ‘death to America,’ possessing intercontinental ballistic missiles,” said White House spokesperson Anna Kelly.
One source said that even if China or North Korea – which closely cooperate with Iran – provided technological assistance, Iran would probably take up to eight years at the earliest to produce “something that is actually ICBM level and operational.”
The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss sensitive intelligence, said they were unaware of any U.S. intelligence assessments that Iran was developing a missile that could soon range the U.S. homeland but did not rule out the possibility of a new intelligence report they were unaware of.
The New York Times first reported that U.S. intelligence agencies believe Iran is probably years away from having missiles that can hit the United States.
RUBIO SAYS IRAN ON ‘PATHWAY’ TO WEAPONS THAT CAN REACH U.S.
Trump’s claim about Iran’s missile capability came as representatives from the U.S. and Iran negotiate over Tehran’s nuclear program, with no signs of a breakthrough that could avert potential U.S. strikes amid a massive military buildup in the region.
The U.S. president has done little to explain publicly why he might be leading the U.S. into its most aggressive action against the Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution.
In his address on Tuesday, Trump pointed to Tehran’s support for militant groups, its killing of protesters and the country’s missile and nuclear programs as threats to the region and the United States.
Without providing evidence, Trump said that Tehran was beginning to rebuild the nuclear program that he claimed had been “obliterated” by U.S. airstrikes last June on three major sites involved with uranium enrichment.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday referred to Iran’s ballistic missile program in less definitive terms than Trump, saying that Tehran is “on a pathway to one day being able to develop weapons that could reach the continental U.S.”
Iran denies seeking a nuclear arsenal, saying its enrichment of uranium – a process that produces fuel for power plants and nuclear warheads depending on its duration – is strictly for civilian uses.
In an interview with India Today TV released on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denied that Iran was expanding its missile capabilities.
“We are not developing long range missiles. We have limited range to below 2000 kilometers intentionally,” he said. “We don’t want it to be a global threat. We only have (them) to defend ourselves. Our missiles build deterrence.”
WEAPONS PROGRAM SHUTTERED IN 2003, ACCORDING TO IAEA
The U.S. intelligence community and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the U.N. nuclear watchdog, have said that Iran shuttered a nuclear weapons development program in 2003.
But according to the IAEA, Tehran has in recent years continued enriching uranium, including to near weapons-grade.
Trump has threatened to attack Iran if it executes people arrested during nationwide anti-government protests in January or fails to agree a deal on its nuclear program in talks with the U.S.
Iran has the largest ballistic missile force in the Middle East, with its missiles able to strike Israel, U.S. bases in the region and parts of Europe.”
It also has developed so-called space-launch vehicles that have put satellites into orbit and that experts say could be modified into ICBMs that could loft nuclear warheads.
While SLVs loft satellites, ICBMs release re-entry vehicles that protect warheads from the high temperatures and forces produced by hurtling down through the Earth’s atmosphere.
But David Albright, a former U.N. nuclear inspector, said Iran was a long way away from being able to mount atop a missile a nuclear warhead-carrying re-entry vehicle that could survive the extreme heat and forces of plunging through Earth’s atmosphere.
“Iran can launch a very long-range missile because of its space launch program,” said Albright, the president of the Institute for Science and International Security think tank. “But it needs lots of work to develop an adequate RV (re-entry vehicle).”
Albright and other experts noted that Israeli airstrikes last year and in 2024 had badly damaged key facilities where Tehran produces liquid- and solid-fuel ballistic missiles.
the muzzies all voted for jew polanski this shows migrants are being given voting rights
Ex MI6 chief blasts Green leader Zack Polanski – ‘threat to national security’
Story by Emily Wright • 15h© Getty
The former Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), Sir Richard Dearlove, has spoken out about the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, Zack Polanski’s controversial stance on UK defence and foreign policy, particularly his past suggestions that the UK should leave NATO and reconsider its nuclear deterrent, and spoke of Polanskis disturbing mental health history
Zack Polanski was named in the Epstein spy ring files, as an israeli agent
In a clip posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Defence On The Brink, Sir Richard, who served as head of MI6 from 1999 to 2004, said: “I think his [Polanski’s] view of geopolitics is verging on the absurd. This man is really dangerous.” The ex-MI6 chief went on to say he “intensely disliked” the campaign Mr Polanski had run in the Gorton and Denton by-election – which on Friday (February 27) saw Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber, claim victory, with Reform in second and Labour third – as a movement to “capture the Migrant vote”In a clip posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Defence On The Brink, Sir Richard, who served as head of MI6 from 1999 to 2004, said: “I think his [Polanski’s] view of geopolitics is verging on the absurd. This man is really dangerous.” The ex-MI6 chief went on to say he “intensely disliked” the campaign Mr Polanski had run in the Gorton and Denton by-election – which on Friday (February 27) saw Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber, claim victory, with Reform in second and Labour third – as a movement to “capture the Muslim vote, at the expence of our own people”.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said Green’s win in the Greater Manchester constituency, which was triggered after the resignation of former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne on health grounds, was a “very disappointing result” for Labour.
Zack wants us back in the EU and says we need more migrants and is a self confessed pedophile and ex boyfreind of Peter Mandelsom who dumped him for Wes Streeting
US and Israel launch strikes on Iran: what we know so far
Story by Callum Jones •
Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images
The US has launched “major combat operations” in Iran, designed to eliminate “imminent retaliation” from the country’s regime, Donald Trump announced on Saturday.
The operation is “massive and ongoing”, the US president said in a video on social media, pledging to use “overwhelming strength and devastating force” to destroy Iranian missiles and ensure it cannot develop a nuclear weapon.
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said the attacks aimed to “remove any reprisals” posed by the Iranian regime, as he urged the people of Iran to topple the government.
Shortly beforehand, Israel said it had launched “preventative” strikes on Iran.
The Israel Defense Forces said Iran had fired back a “barrage of missiles” and they were working to intercept them. Israel has closed its airspace.
Explosions were heard in Tehran, the Iranian capital, where smoke could be seen rising on the skyline, and several other cities. Iran has closed its airspace.
Talks between the US and Iran on Tehran’s nuclear programme ended inconclusively on Friday, with a suggestion that further discussions would be held next week. Trump had said he was “not happy” with the progress of the discussions.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is not in Tehran, and has been transferred to a secure location, an official told Reuters on Saturday.
After the opening paragraph…
Or was he (Bloated Orange goat) preparing the public for :-
An INTERNAL Israeli congress controlled false flag attack on U.S. soil to lay the blame squarely on
Iran, China, Russia, Venezuela, N Korea, Mexico, Greenland (lol)..
tick the box you yourself think appropriate.
And the sad part, MOST U.S. citizens will believe it, and vote for either Demonrat or Rlying public come the next vote.
Iran is not the threat. Israel is. The WHOLE WORLD knows it and Israel wants a war to get people’s eyes of the Epstein files.
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Airstrike on school in southern Iran kills dozens of girls — reports
A US-Israeli strike reportedly hit a girls’ school in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan, causing dozens of deaths.
The attack killed at least 40 students at Shajare Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, news agencies reported, quoting provincial officials.
Hormozgan province is located near the strategic sea route of the Strait of Hormuz, and hosts several Iranian naval bases.
American people are appalled
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I’m hoping for MIGA. Made Iran Great Again.
so what ? Iran still has no ICBM for years ?
so what you fuckn yankees have to trouble
before their housedoor ? You have nothing
to mingle out of your fuckn northamerica as
you had nothing to mingle in our european
disputes in 1.+2. worldwar . FUCK YOU !
and your ziotail !
Trump: “you knew i was an orange jigger when you let me in”
Trump has ALWAYS been their judas goat.
Thank goodness “nuclear weapons” are a hoax.