According to him, during an emergency meeting on April 19 on the US military operation in Iran, the head of the White House tried to gain access to the passwords for using strategic weapons.
According to him, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Kane, refused him.
“At this meeting, Trump wanted to use the so-called nuclear codes, and General Kane stood up and said no, citing his authority as head of the military. This, apparently, resulted in a serious conflict. There are photographs of Kane leaving the meeting with his head down,” said a former CPA official, citing his sources.
According to him, the meeting was accompanied by a serious conflict. The allegations regarding nuclear codes have not been confirmed by other sources, and it remains unclear what purpose access to them could serve in isolation from other procedures, The Mirror US notes.
At the same time, the publication cites data that military advisers did not allow Trump into the Situation Room during the operation to rescue the pilot of a downed American plane in Iran, allegedly due to concerns about his unpredictable behavior. The US President allegedly screamed at staff members in the West Wing of the White House for hours.
Context
After Trump's threats about the “death of an entire civilization,” on April 7, the parties agreed to a two-week truce: during this time, the United States will not strike Iran, and Tehran will open the Strait of Hormuz. The truce expires on the evening of April 22, Washington time, the head of the White House said.
On April 11, US and Iranian delegations held talks in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, but they failed to conclude an agreement. After this, on April 12, Trump announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by the US Navy.
On April 17, the head of the White House announced that Iran had pledged to “never again close the Strait of Hormuz.” On April 18, Tehran said that the United States was not complying with the agreements and again closed the Strait of Hormuz.
On April 19, Trump announced a new round of negotiations and threatened to strike Iranian bridges and power plants if an agreement could not be reached.
Amid his statements about the closeness of the deal, Trump also combined them with threats to destroy Iranian bridges and power plants. Tehran suspected that this was his true intention, and that all diplomacy was just a cover for a surprise attack.
