Collins Asks Mullin Why He's Worried' About Iran If Nukes Were 'Obliterated'

"As long as the ayatollah is going to continue to try to rebuild the system that he said he wasn't going to do, that's why we ended the 12-day war, because they said they were done trying to build a nuclear weapon, yet they're obviously trying to rebuild it. We're not going to let that happen."

"Because they're rebuilding it, and you can see them rebuilding it. But that doesn't mean you can't rebuild. I mean, people have car accidents and obliterate their bones and their legs, and yet they can still put metal back in them and walk again."

"But I think if it was obliterated in June, how is it February and we're now, as Steve Witkoff put it, a week away from Iran having this."

Senator Markwayne Mullin appeared on CNN to defend the Trump administration's military posture toward Iran, claiming Ayatollah Khamenei is actively rebuilding nuclear capabilities. Mullin cited Iran's violation of agreements as justification for the U.S. response. Journalist Kaitlan Collins challenged the senator on a fundamental contradiction: if the U.S. obliterated Iran's nuclear program last summer, why is the administration now treating it as an imminent threat in February? Mullin responded that obliteration does not prevent rebuilding, using a metaphor about broken bones healing. Collins pressed further on the timeline discrepancy, noting the administration's claim of being one week away from Iran obtaining nuclear capability. Mullin acknowledged he had not reviewed all intelligence reports being referenced.

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