Chance (19 Apr 2026)
"Trump Holds Situation Room Meeting on Iran and North Korea Is Rapidly Expanding Nuclear Weapons Capacity"


 
Hello John and Doves,
 
In this letter I wrote about President Trump's "Situation Room" meeting on Iran April 18, 2026.  The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran expires next week.  President Trump has put a blockade on Iranian ports until a negotiation is made.  And Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again demanding the blockade be lifted before the Strait is opened again.  This just keeps going back and forth.  Who is even 'in charge' in Iran?  Seems the Revolutionary Guard are doing 'their own thing', while 'some' government people are doing theirs'.
 
And I wrote about new concerns as North Korea has boosted its nuclear enrichment capacity with a new uranium enrichment facility to potentially increase its nuclear weapons arsenal.  They are suspected of having 50 nuclear warheads in their stockpile now...and the capacity to make an estimated 40 more - that was according to a 2024 report.  They are actively increasing their enrichment capacity, in 2026, and the IAEA director general Grossi said this is a "very serious increase in weapons development capacity." 
 
And I added an article about the U.S. military targeting Iran-linked ships - boarding, ceasing anything deemed contraband. 
 
Iran Meeting in D.C.:
 
On Saturday morning, April 18, President Trump held a "Situation Room" meeting on "rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing nuclear talks with Iran..."   SOS Rubio, VP Vance, SOW Hegseth and Treasury Sect Bessent, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were in attendance.
 
The 'ceasefire' between the U.S. and Iran will soon expire...and no date given for a future meeting on negotiations.
 
Iran's Supreme National Security Council is 'reviewing' the new U.S. proposals.

Axios: Trump holds Situation Room meeting on Iran
 
"A senior Iranian official says Tehran will not abandon uranium enrichment in any peace deal with the United States..."
 
"Whether Iran will agree to not enrich uranium - and for how long - and to give up its existing stockpile in its nuclear program is one of the obstacles to the United States and Iran reaching a deal aimed at ending the war, the Iranian official said."

Iran won't stop enriching uranium in exchange for peace, official says

 
North Korea Back in the Nuclear Weapons Spotlight:
 
As for North Korea - this article is dated April 15, 2026:  North Korea has helped Iran with their nuclear program.
 
"The IAEA chief Rafael Grossi reported increased activity at the country's main nuclear hub, the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center.  The agency also identified a likely new uranium enrichment facility, signaling expanded capacity to produce weapons-grade material.  North Korea is estimated to possess a few dozen nuclear warheads."
 
"Heightened activity detected at multiple facilities including reactors and reprocessing units.  Possible construction of a new uranium enrichment plant.  Satellite imagery supports expansion of nuclear infrastructure."

UN Watchdog Warns North Korea Rapidly Expanding Nuclear Weapons Capacity - Modern Diplomacy
 
U.S. Military Targeting Iran-linked Ships Worldwide:
 
Right now, the U.S. military "will actively pursue any Iranian-flagged vessel or any vessel attempting to provide material support to Iran.."  The military will "board, search and seize" all goods listed as contraband "regardless of location".  "...any goods that are destined for an enemy and that may be susceptible to use in armed conflict, are subject to capture at any place beyond neutral territory."
US military will target Iran-linked ships worldwide | AP News
 
Why would Iran stop, when their ally North Korea is cruising along with their nuclear program?  And how many nuclear weapons does NK feel it needs??  They do want nuclear submarines to add to their arsenal.
 
President Trump has said he may not extend the current ceasefire and just 'start dropping bombs again'.
 
IF Iran agrees to stop enriching uranium - we have absolutely no way of verifying that.  Just like we didn't with North Korea.  And if they turn over their existing stockpile of enriched uranium, we have no way of verifying that they gave us all of it.
 
And we have no way of verifying that they don't already have nuclear warheads.  Just like we don't know how many nuclear warheads North Korea has right now.
 
Iran's leadership can not be trusted.  They could lie and 'stop enriching'.  They could lie 'and turn over their known enriched uranium'.  They could lie and then nuke the U.S. and/or Israel.
 
I think our money would be better spent, at this point, setting up anti-missile systems on our East Coast and increasing our surveillance of Iranian/etc ships approaching our East Coast.
 
This has always been a no win situation with Iran's Shia-Twelver regime.
 
As of today, April 18, I am not seeing any news from the "Situation Room" meeting.  President Trump has said that he will know by the end of today if he has a deal with Iran.  But don't be surprised if we see Marines on the ground taking Iranian islands.  And 'all hell' breaking out over there.
 
I am also very aware of Iran targeting the U.S. homeland with nuclear weapons...
 
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
 
Maranatha!
 
Chance