Is Iran just one nuclear bomb away from real peace? Recently, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu told Trump, "Iran is only one week away from having a nuclear bomb, so he has no choice but to go to war." In response, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi quickly said, "North Korea has nuclear weapons, and the world remains at peace. Pakistan, Russia, China all have nuclear weapons, and the world is still at peace. But now Israel tells Trump that Iran is just one week away—suddenly war breaks out? What kind of logic is this?"
It seems these past years, people still haven't seen through America's hegemonic tactics—something we Chinese internet users understand best. Back then, the U.S. used a bag of laundry detergent to justify wars across the globe; everyone on Earth knows: if the U.S. suspects you have weapons of mass destruction, you'd better actually have them, otherwise, the next target will be you. North Korea and Pakistan genuinely possess nuclear weapons, which is why despite decades of U.S. threats, it never dared to act. As for Iran, nobody knows for sure whether it truly has them or not. But Israel’s intelligence is incredibly advanced—since Netanyahu claims Iran needs only one week, there’s at least some possibility. This reflects how deeply Israel has infiltrated Iran’s internal affairs; such confidential intelligence was leaked to Israel. If Iran quietly acquired weapons of mass destruction without making a sound, perhaps these two U.S.-Iran wars would never have happened.
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