Because Israel is the only nation in that region that has nuclear weapons, and the main reason why Iran wants to have nuclear weapons.
Israel has nothing against Iran. Before the Islamic revolution there were warm relations between the countries and the people. They are pretty distant geographically and until now have never fought a direct war. Iran has been actively attacking Israel via proxies for decades now and openly claims it wants to destroy it. Israel, at least to date, has shown that it can be trusted to use nuclear weapons as a pure deterrent.
I'd rather live in a world without nuclear weapons but I'm a lot more worried about Russia and Pakistan (e.g.).
By the way, we've seen what value security guarantees have to countries willing to give up nuclear deterrence in Ukraine. Not worth anything.
That's often spread by Jewish media, but I see no evidance for this. Iran's supreme leader has issued a fatwa against nuclear weapons.
> Israel has nothing against Iran
Just like Israel has nothing against Palestinians?
> Israel, at least to date, has shown that it can be trusted to use nuclear weapons as a pure deterrent.
A genocidal state cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons.
"The Hamas-led attacks against Israel on 7 October reflected their own independent calculations. Although they could not have happened without the provision of long-term Iranian support, the attacks likely came as an unwelcome surprise for Tehran, which over the last two months has avoided giving Palestinian groups full-throated support. Whether Hamas and PIJ remain tightly aligned with Iran, however, will depend on the outcome of the war in Gaza and wider dynamics in the Middle East’s fluctuating geopolitics."
Israel has really no history of any hostility towards Iran that predates their proxy wars on Israel. There is absolutely no rational reason or excuse for Iran to be attacking Israel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_proxy_conf...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/10/09/...
> A genocidal state cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons.
Exactly.
Israel was involved in supporting ISIS. That's why ISIS never attacked Israel (except that one time accidentally which they apologized for! How crazy is that?)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-is...
Israel also supported rebel groups in Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-chief-acknowledges-long-cl...
> Israel has really no history of any hostility towards Iran that predates their proxy wars on Israel. There is absolutely no rational reason or excuse for Iran to be attacking Israel.
Israel has a history of hostility towards multiple neighbouring states. US has invaded Iraq for Israel. Iran does not want to be next.
> Exactly.
So you agree Israel should not be allowed nuclear weapons
I think this framing is incorrect. It’s more like “Iran has helped these organizations fight Israel”.
It’s fairly obvious that Hamas and Hezbollah are not proxies - they arose not because of Irani funding but as a reaction to Israeli actions.
"America arms Israel to attack Lebannon and Palestine"
Palestine Syria Lebanon Yemen And Iran
Have all been bombed repeatedly by Israel
Syria is a different story. Israel did bomb military assets in Syria once the Assad regime fell/fled out of concerns they would fall into the hands of Jihadists. It also took territory to expand the zone it controls in case said Jihadists have intentions of proceeding into Israel. It took advantage of a vacuum in an uncertain security situation. During Assad's reign it did not bomb Syria since the 1973 war (where Syria attacked Israel with no provocation, that was Assad the father fwiw).
Additionally, Israel bombed Damascus during Assad’s reign. Here’s one recent example (bombing an embassy building):
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_airstrike_on_the_Ira...
> no provocation
There’s a long history of violence in that region. To say that either side was “unprovoked” is a bit rich.
E.g https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Gaza%E2%80%93Israel_cla...