President Obama revealed Sunday evening that Iran has a secret nuclear weapons program.
"Iran has to stand down on its nuclear weapons program," Obama told Matt Lauer in an interview broadcast immediately before the Super Bowl.
Obama’s statement marks a distinct shift in the way the administration has publicly discussed Iran’s nuclear program. Up to this point, administration officials have been intentionally vague when discussing the Iranian threat.
The president’s revelation also comes on the heels of several reports by left-leaning news outlets that seek to downplay the military component of Iran’s nuclear program.