On Thursday it was reported that China is preparing to deliver enough material for Iran to manufacture 800 missiles. Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt told Newsmax on Friday that it represents a real threat but that the internal strife in China is a window of opportunity for the U.S. to put pressure on the communist regime. 

“We have the opportunity to really press them hard, especially in the wake of these tariffs, and get results and change. The ability to isolate Iran from China has never been better than it is right now,” he said during an appearance on “The Chris Salcedo Show.”

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer joined the conversation and said he thinks Iran has “already got nuclear weapons.”

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