U.S. Senator says, ‘Waste that Sh*t’ in Interview about Iran’s Nuclear Sites
Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) issued a blunt call to “waste that s–t” and strike Iran’s nuclear facilities. Leaders of the Iranian opposition welcome the attention to the matter but want to see the Iranian people rise up and remove the Mullahs from power. Mohammad Mohaddessin, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), and Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy Director of the NCRI’s Washington office. The NCRI knows all about Iran’s nuclear sites and has sources on the ground there. It was the NCRI who provided intelligence to the west about the Mullahs’ ambitions 20 years ago.
For over four decades, the Iranian regime has used negotiations as a delaying tactic—feigning cooperation with international powers while accelerating its illicit nuclear program and deepening its domestic repression. The NCRI has played a vital role in exposing these nuclear activities, including the revelations of secret sites at Natanz, Arak, and elsewhere. Yet these discoveries only underscore a deeper truth: as long as the current regime remains in power, the threat will persist.
The Iranian people, however, have not remained silent. In recent years, mass protests and organized resistance efforts have surged across the country. The chants of “Death to the dictator” and “No to Shah, no to the mullahs” reflect a national desire not for reform, but for real regime change. This is the story the world must hear—and the cause it must support.
Senator Fetterman’s frustration with Tehran’s stalling and deception echoes a truth the NCRI has long emphasized: diplomacy with this regime is a dead end. Now is the time for the international community to shift focus from short-term containment to long-term change—by amplifying the voice of the Iranian people.
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Optional Q&A
- Why does the NCRI believe that regime change—rather than targeted strikes—is the only lasting solution to the Iranian nuclear threat?
- What message do Senator Fetterman’s comments send to both the Iranian regime and the international community?
- How has the Iranian regime used nuclear negotiations to manipulate and stall the West, and how should the U.S. respond?
- What role are the Iranian people playing right now in challenging the regime from within, and how can the international community support them?
- Can you walk us through some of the key nuclear revelations the NCRI has exposed over the years, and how those shaped global understanding of Tehran’s intentions?
- Is there a real, organized alternative to the current regime in Iran, and how is the NCRI positioned to help lead that transition?
- How does the NCRI assess the Biden administration’s approach to Iran, and what would a smarter U.S. policy look like?
- What’s your response to critics who argue that regime change in Iran would lead to chaos or a power vacuum in the region?
ABOUT MOHAMMAD MOHADDESSIN
Mohammad Mohaddessin is the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), a coalition of democratic Iranian organizations working to establish a secular, pluralistic republic in place of the current theocracy.
Born in Qom, Iran, Mohaddessin is the son of a Grand Ayatollah who opposed both the Shah and the clerical regime. He studied in religious seminaries and modern institutions. While attending Iran’s prestigious Sharif University in the 1970s, he was arrested for supporting the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) and resisting the Shah’s dictatorship. He spent 15 years in prison and was brutally tortured.
For decades, Mohaddessin has represented the Iranian Resistance on the global stage. He has spoken at major international conferences and before legislative bodies in Europe and North America. His insights focus on the threat of Islamic fundamentalism, state-sponsored terrorism, and human rights abuses by the Iranian regime.
He is the author of Islamic Fundamentalism: The New Global Threat (1993), a prescient warning about rising religious extremism. His other books include Enemies of the Ayatollahs, Democracy Betrayed, and The Unethical Policy.
ABOUT ALIREZA JAFARZADEH
Alireza Jafarzadeh is the Deputy Director of the NCRI’s Washington, D.C. office and author of The Iran Threat (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008). He is a leading expert on Iran’s nuclear program and the regime’s deceptive tactics.
In 2002 and 2003, Jafarzadeh publicly exposed Iran’s secret nuclear sites, including the Natanz enrichment facility and the Arak heavy water reactor. His revelations forced the IAEA to conduct its first inspections in Iran and reshaped international policy.
He regularly appears on CNN, Fox News, Bloomberg, and MSNBC. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Time, and The Hill.
ABOUT SHAHIN GOBADI
Shahin Gobadi, a nuclear engineer educated in the United States, is a veteran member of the NCRI and an expert on Iran’s nuclear weapons program, terrorism network, and internal repression.
Gobadi has spent over 30 years tracking the regime’s destabilizing activities across the Middle East, from proxy warfare to its covert WMD programs. He has been a key spokesperson for the NCRI and a trusted voice in Western media.
He has provided expert analysis on outlets like CNN, BBC, Sky TV, GB News, Fox News, and France 24. His commentary has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, The Washington Post, The Times (UK), and The Telegraph.
ABOUT ALI SAFAVI
Ali Safavi is a sociologist and long-time member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). Based in the U.S., he played an active role in the anti-Shah student movement in the 1970s and has since become a leading voice on Iranian affairs.
He studied and taught at UCLA, California State University Los Angeles, and the University of Michigan. Safavi has spent decades speaking and writing on Iran’s domestic repression, foreign policy, terrorism sponsorship, and nuclear ambitions.
Safavi is a frequent guest on CNN, Fox News, Newsmax, MSNBC, CBS, BBC, Sky TV, and France 24. His writing has been published in The New York Times, The Hill, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and The Washington Times.
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