If they had a nuke, America wouldn't have fucked with them for the past 40 years

Basically:

Israel since 1990s: "Iran is weeks away from Nuking us!"

Iran: "We could have Nuked Israel if really wanted"

Hmmh. I've heard the argument before, that they're better off almost having nuclear weapons. But it that really the case? I mean North Korea is kind of an outliar. Lots of other countries have nuclear weapons as well, France, China... and none of them is a pariah. So I'm not sure if that's even true. Usually more weapons is more better. Or so they say.

Edit: But we're arguing logic here. And oftentimes politics isn't as straightforward. I mean I don't think we know the truth anyway. It's completely unclear to me as an average citizen if they were close to nukes, if that's even the biggest issue and reason for this. For all I know everyone could be lying or framing things, including following more than one motive.

You should know this because one of the reasons Trump’s been trying to use to justify this war is that Iran never said they wouldn’t pursue nuclear weapons.

Iran doesn’t want to get nukes

You think a religious dude that just gunned down tens of thousands of his own people is honest?

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2026/feb/06/rasht-massacre-protests-iran-timeline

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_massacres

Iran has repeatedly denied access to International Nuclear Inspectors:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mg7kx2d45o

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3v6w2qr12o

I don't like Trump. I don't like Netanyahu. I don't like this stupid war.

But this idea that Iran just isn't interested in nukes is a joke. They have been absorbing crippling sanctions to enrich uranium far-above civilian grade.

Then why are they so hell bent on uranium enrichment?

Yeah, the US is full of shit here and screwed stuff up. And if Israel was my neighbor, I'd want a nuke too.

But that fatwa sure sounds like "having your cake and eating it." If they wanted to be a trade-focused petrol state, they'd let that idea go. But they didn't.

🇱🇧🇸🇾 Iran-backed Hezbollah fired artillery from Lebanon into Syria overnight, with shells landing near Serghaya west of Damascus, Syrian state media reports.

The Syrian army accused Hezbollah of targeting its positions and warned it “will not tolerate any aggression.”

Hezbollah has lost key supply routes since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in Dec. 2024.