The Horror of an Iranian Nuclear Weapon

 

by Nils A. Haug  •  August 1, 2024 at 5:00 am - GATESTONE

• Iran has hardly been shy about articulating its genocidal objectives against Israel. Iran's newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian, in early July, reaffirmed "Tehran's dedication to destroying Israel." This aim, he added, is "rooted in the fundamental policies of the Islamic Republic."

• The question, therefore, is what exactly is to be done to prevent a nuclear catastrophe initiated by Iran, one that could arrive at any moment?

• "In the Middle East, Iran is virtually behind all the terrorism.... When he founded the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Khomeini pledged, 'We will export our revolution to the entire world. We will export the Islamic revolution to the entire world'... which country ultimately stands in the way of Iran's maniacal plans to impose radical Islam on the world?... It's America, the guardian of Western civilization and the world's greatest power. That's why Iran sees America as its greatest enemy... Last month.... the foreign minister of Iran's proxy, Hezbollah... said this: 'This is not a war with Israel. Israel... is merely a tool. The main war, the real war, is with America.'" — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking before a joint session of the US Congress, July 25 2o24.

• "Is this war now with Israel?... My answer is that this is not a war with Israel. Israel is merely a tool. The main war, the real war, is with America." — Khalil Rizk, Hezbollah's head of foreign relations on Al-Manar TV, June 17, 2024.

• "The greatest tragedy of the Jewish people," Nobel Peace Prize laureate Eli Wiesel stated, "is that they listen to the promises of their friends and not the threats of their enemies."

• The leaders of Israel should take seriously the threats of their enemies and act to protect both Israel and the Free World from potential imminent disaster.

Iran is racing ahead with its nuclear weapons program, with one primary aim in mind: the absolute eradication of Israel. Iran has hardly been shy about articulating its genocidal objectives against Israel. Iran's newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian, in early July, reaffirmed "Tehran's dedication to destroying Israel." (Image source: iStock)

The primary obligation of any national leader, including Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is to protect the integrity of the country's borders and to ensure the safety of every citizen. Netanyahu's legal, political, and moral duty is to ensure that every citizen can live in peace, and be free, prosperous, and independent.

These objectives of peace, prosperity, and a secure homeland are precisely what the founders of Israel strove for and what led to so many successive defensive wars started by Israel's antagonists.

Concerningly, at this moment, Israel again faces a genocidal assault by a determined adversary, as Iran races ahead with its nuclear weapons program with one primary aim in mind: the absolute eradication of Israel. 

"The nuclear situation in Iran," the IDF's Deputy Chief of Staff, General Amir Baram, informed Israel's Knesset in July, "is like a car with all the parts ready – now they just need to be assembled."

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