Only tactical nukes can wipe out Tehran's missile stockpile - NV video
Iranian missile heading to Israel, March 28, 2026 (Photo: REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma)
The United States would have to use low-yield nuclear weapons to destroy all Iranian missiles, former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said in an interview with Radio NV on April 5.
U.S. President Donald Trump's goals in the war against Iran have been achieved to a "very limited" extent, Klimkin noted on Radio NV.
"My friends, who are closer to non-public assessments, I'll put it this way, they believe that as of today, approximately one-third of the Iranian missile stockpile has been destroyed," the former head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry explained.
Iran hides its missiles "in basalts, in granites, at a depth of 300 to 400 meters," Klimkin said.
"That is, even those bombs with which Trump hit the Fordow nuclear facility cannot reach there. The only real possibility is to use low-yield nuclear weapons, but that is a completely different world. This is generally a change of all rules and what many believed in, and what many adhered to. This is a fundamental leap in the proliferation of everything possible and impossible. I don't think Trump will calmly go for this right now."
The U.S. war against Iran
Countries working to end the war in Iran developed a 45-day ceasefire plan, but U.S. President Donald Trump did not support the document, CNN reported on April 6.
Trump was expected to speak about the war at 1 p.m. Washington time (8 p.m. Kyiv time) on Apr. 6 at a White House press conference.
Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkiye acted as mediators between the two warring countries, but indirect negotiations reached a dead end last week, and work on organizing a face-to-face meeting seems to have stopped, CNN writes.
Trump issued a new ultimatum to Iran, giving Tehran 48 hours to open the Strait of Hormuz on April 5. He spoke harshly and threatened to strike Iran's power plants and bridges if there is no deal.
If the United States launches further strikes on Iran's infrastructure, the "gates of hell" will open for the U.S. and Israel, Tehran stated in response. Tehran declared that it will fully open the Strait of Hormuz only after the country is compensated for financial losses due to the war, according to CNN.
The U.S. and Iran are discussing the terms of a potential 45-day ceasefire through mediators, which could lead to the final end of the war, Axios reported on April 6.
Iran rejected a proposal to end the war with the U.S. and Israel, under which Tehran was to unblock the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a ceasefire, Reuters wrote the same day, citing sources.
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