Bill Ackman urges US to help Israel destroy Irans nuclear program, cites low risk, high reward
Bill Ackman is calling on the US to militarily support Israel in a campaign to “destroy Iran’s nuclear capability,” arguing that such a move would be in America’s own national interest and could be carried out at low cost and minimal risk.In a series of posts on X over the weekend, the hedge-fund billionaire laid out a detailed case for why the US should join Israel’s ongoing operations against Iran, suggesting that the moment presents “the lowest-risk, highest-probability” opportunity to eliminate a threat that some claim has endangered global security.“The parade was great.Our military is incredible.
And now @Israel needs our help to destroy Iran’s nuclear threat to the world,” Ackman wrote on Saturday, referencing the weekend’s military parade in Washington, DC.President Donald Trump told ABC News over the weekend that the US is “not involved” in the ongoing conflict, though he added: “It’s possible we could get involved.But we are not at this moment involved.”Israel has urged the Trump administration to join its war against Iran to destroy the Fordow nuclear facility, but while Israeli officials claim Trump expressed willingness to assist if necessary, US officials denied to Axios that they made any commitment.
They told the online news outlet that the administration is currently not considering involvement.Ackman, whose wife, the former MIT academic Neri Oxman, is Israeli, argued that Israel’s initial blows against the Iranian military infrastructure and its top leadership late last week gave the US a chance to intervene at relatively low cost.“Israel’s military and air force have sufficiently degraded Iran’s defenses such that this is now the lowest-risk, highest-probability moment to take out Iran’s nuclear capability, a grave threat to us all,” the Pershing Square Capital Management CEO added.Ackman, who has been a vocal supporter of Israel and a fierce critic of colleges and universities over their attitudes tow...