Jon Stewart's opening segment highlighted that striking Iran's nuclear program would not eliminate their stockpile of enriched uranium, centrifuges, or scientists capable of assembling them.

“A web search for transcripts and summaries of Jon Stewart's monologues on Iran did not find evidence of him making this specific three-part argument. While Stewart has extensively covered U.S.-Iran tensions, his monologues in 2025 and 2026 focused on mocking the repeatedly-delayed timeline of the supposed nuclear threat and criticizing the Trump administration's justifications for war. No available clips or articles confirm he argued that a strike would be futile because it couldn't eliminate the uranium, centrifuges, and scientific knowledge.”