Former Rep.
Marjorie Taylor Greene said Sunday that the possible use of nuclear weapons against Iran is being discussed in US strategy meetings, though she did not provide evidence for the claim.
Her comments came as tensions between the US and Iran remained high. Greene accused the Trump administration of ignoring US intelligence assessments about Iran’s nuclear program and following Israel’s warnings instead. An anonymous X account claimed that Brig. Gen. The claim was repeated by Israeli accounts and later appeared in comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz. However, there was no evidence that Vahidi made the statement. The quote was subsequently described as unverified and inaccurate by Esmail Baghaei, the spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry.
Iran’s army chief, Amir Hatami, announced a $30,000 reward for anyone who kills or captures a US soldier, with the reward doubled if the act is carried out by an Iranian woman, according to Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency. Iranian Army chief Amir Hatami said Sunday that anyone who kills or captures a US soldier and hands the soldier over to Iranian authorities would receive a reward equivalent to $30,000.
Ahmad Vahidi, a senior Iranian commander, had said Iran would keep pursuing nuclear weapons as long as Israel and the US had them. He said Iranian women who carry out such an action would receive twice that amount. Hatami repeated Iran’s call for the US to leave the Middle East, and said “they no longer have permission to enter the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman or the Strait of Hormuz.”
