It isn't Islamophobia when they really ARE trying to kill you
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While Joe Biden continues to lift sanctions on and offer billions of dollars to Iran in hopes of completing another (sure to fail) nuclear deal, Israel is prepared to carry out a pre-emptive strike on Iranian nuclear facilities
As the joint U.S.-Iranian nuclear negotiations have stalled in Vienna, Iran’s adversaries are growing more concerned. Iran’s imminent nuclear breakout time coupled with the low prospects for a revitalized Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) indicate the regime is on the brink of crossing Israel’s “red line.”
Center for Security Policy The Begin Doctrine legalizes this preventive strike and counterproliferation strategy. Israel’s covert efforts in recent years to delay and destroy Iran’s nuclear assets represent the government’s latest implementation of the Doctrine.
Over the last month, Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) have conducted an ongoing military drill simulating a widescale attack on Tehran and its nuclear assets. Additionally, its leaders have expressed increased concern regarding Iran’s ballistic missile and raw materials buildup. As Iran’s nuclear breakout time looms closer, the potential for an Israeli-led attack on its nuclear program becomes more likely.
According to the BBC, an Israeli security official asserted that “Israel has no interest in a war with Iran, but we will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons.” He added that “In light of Iranian progress of their nuclear program, we are preparing for all options and scenarios, including military capabilities.” Part of these preparations is underway now as the IDF practices simulated barrages on Iran’s nuclear assets during May’s military drills.
In the latest IAEA quarterly publication, published in March, inspectors’ findings amplified the warning that Tehran is indeed expanding the rate of its nuclear materials production exponentially. According to the report, Iran has nearly 33 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60 percent purity. Iran claims its intentions are peaceful, but its current arsenal’s high levels of nuclear materials are similar to the levels of other nuclear-armed states.
Last year, Israeli President Naftali Bennet asserted that “Iran’s nuclear weapon program is at a critical point, all red lines have been crossed.” Israel will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon.” Bennet’s rhetoric should not be dismissed as purely symbolic, since Israel has evoked the Begin Doctrine and taken out nuclear reactors in Iraq (1981) and Syria (2007) in the past.
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Linda Riverasays
Israel, Don’t wait! Act quickly! Do whatever it takes to defend Israel!
Linda Rivera says
Israel, Don’t wait! Act quickly! Do whatever it takes to defend Israel!