the risk be if as reported Iran was only a few months away from having nuclear weapons go live?

Israel will never accept a nuclear Iran, with or without the U.S.

Richard D

(10,018 posts)

3. A nuclear weaponized Iran

Reply to JohnSJ (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 12, 2025, 11:57 PM

Jun 2025

Would be an incredibly bad thing. Like, so bad few could even imagine it.

JohnSJ

(98,883 posts)

4. As I added onto my post above, Israel will never accept a nuclear Iran, with or without the U.S.

Reply to Richard D (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 12, 2025, 11:59 PM

Jun 2025

DUU

(92 posts)

7. Neither will the Saudi. They just work behind the scenes.

Reply to JohnSJ (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 13, 2025, 09:58 AM

Jun 2025

Frasier Balzov

(5,106 posts)

5. The larger objective

Reply to Richard D (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2025, 12:12 AM

Jun 2025

is to tip the teetering theocracy and prompt the Iranian people to crash it to the ground.

Richard D

(10,018 posts)

6. Yes. That is a big objective

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 13, 2025, 12:43 AM

Jun 2025

Just spoke with a friend who has family in Iran, and they are weeping with joy at the possibility of being liberated from the IRGC.

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