Former United States (US) congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has claimed officials in Washington are discussing the possible use of nuclear weapons against Iran during strategy meetings, calling on the administration to rule out such a move.
“They are discussing using nuclear weapons on Iran in strategy meetings,” Greene wrote in a post on X, adding that it was “real” and she was “not speculating”.
She said the use of nuclear weapons would risk causing mass casualties and long-term suffering, citing the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
Greene said the attacks immediately killed about 110,000 people and the combined death toll reached 214,000 by the end of the year. She also cited radiation sickness, cancer and birth defects among the longer-term consequences.
In the post, the former Republican member of the US House of Representatives, who represented Georgia’s 14th congressional district from 2021 to 2026, questioned the rationale for US military action against Iran, saying intelligence had assessed that Tehran was nowhere near creating a nuclear weapon.
She said the US had nevertheless bombed Iran, killing Iranian leaders and children at a school, and Iran had since controlled the Strait of Hormuz.
The former lawmaker also criticised President Donald Trump for repeatedly claiming that the war had been won and that the US controlled the Strait of Hormuz, contrasting statements with his pledge to avoid further foreign wars.
Warning that the use of nuclear weapons could trigger a broader conflict and severe economic disruption, Greene urged the public to oppose any such move. “Do not use nuclear weapons and stop this war NOW,” she wrote, adding that the US was not untouchable.
She concluded by saying those responsible for any decision to use nuclear weapons would be held accountable for the rest of human history.
