US President Donald Trump was blocked access to his country's nuclear codes by a senior US military chief, according to bombshell reports.
Retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson said on popular YouTube show Judging Freedom that during an emergency meeting on Saturday, Trump tried to access the nuclear codes.
"One report coming out of that meeting at the White House is that Trump wanted to... use the nuclear codes and General Dan Caine stood up and said 'No'."
"There's some very bizarre things going on in DC."
The claims have not been confirmed and it is unclear what the nuclear codes would be used for should they be accessed.
But it comes following reports that Donald Trump was barred from the Situation Room by military advisors during a critical Iran rescue operation.
The US President was reportedly shut out of discussions amid concerns about his furious temperament.
Top administration officials believed his volatility could compromise the operation.
Following the downing of a US aircraft by Iranian forces earlier this month, Trump allegedly spent hours yelling at staff in the West Wing after being haunted by memories of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis.
The US has been at war with Iran since February 28 when joint US-Israeli strikes were carried out on several key Iranian targets.
Iran responded by targeting sites across the Middle East, plunging the region into chaos, and closing the critical Strait of Hormuz trade route.
A short-term ceasefire has been struck, but no long-term peace solution has been confirmed.
Iran, although not officially recognised as a nuclear-armed state, is understood to have uranium enrichment capabilities that could enable nuclear weapons.
Again, it is unclear if or what the US nuclear codes would be used for.