A new bipartisan bill in Congress would give Israel access to US weaponry to conduct strikes on Iran’s nuclear facility, similar to the one ordered by President Donald Trump last month.
The Bunker Buster Act was introduced by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Mike Lawler (R-NY). “Iran, the leading state sponsor of terror, and one of America’s top enemies, can never have a nuclear weapon. That’s why I strongly supported our military actions earlier this month,” a statement from Gottheimer said. “Iran has killed scores of Americans, including our service members, and repeatedly attacked our key democratic ally, Israel. Israel must be able to defend herself against Iran, and ensure that Iran cannot rebuild its nuclear capabilities.”
Gottenheimer introduced similar bills in previous Congress sessions. If passed, it would give Israel access to American B-2 bombers and 30,000-pound bunker-busting bombs that are currently only used by the US.
On June 22, Trump deployed B-2s and the massive bombs to strike nuclear facilities in Iran.
While the legislation would require Iran to be working on a nuclear weapon before having access to American arms, politicians in Washington and Tel Aviv have long asserted that Tehran was building a nuclear weapon without evidence.
The claims have persisted even as the Islamic Republic subjected itself to a comprehensive inspections regime from the international nuclear watchdog that certified Iran was not building a nuclear weapon.
The false claims that Iran was within weeks of obtaining a nuclear weapon were used by Tel Aviv and Washington to justify their aggressive war against Iran last month. On Wednesday, Tehran announced it was removing international nuclear inspectors in response to the massive bombing campaign carried out by the US and Israel.
