RT-Engels: 10-02-2026,
Hussein Kanani, the former head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, made the accusation in an exclusive interview with RT
Saudi Arabia possesses nuclear weapons and the United States is fully aware of it, Hussein Kanani, the former commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has told RT.
The stunning accusation was made during an exclusive interview with Rick Sanchez aired on Monday, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons development.
Citing intelligence, Kanani said, “Saudi Arabia at this time, they have a nuclear bomb and activities the United States know very well.” When asked for clarification, he confirmed: “Yes, that’s right. Right now,” adding that both Israel and the US are fully aware.
The former IRGC commander also accused foreign intelligence agencies, including Israel’s Mossad and the CIA, of backing anti-government protests in Iran. “Their aim is not just to topple the government but to fracture Iran entirely and exploit the situation,” he said.
Tensions between Washington and Tehran have run high since the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities last June, and have escalated further in light of widespread anti-government protests that gripped the Islamic Republic in December and January. Tehran accused the US and Israel of instigating the unrest.
In recent weeks, US President Donald Trump has deployed an ‘armada’ led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to the Middle East,