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2. It was only a matter of time before Trump gave them the rationalization they sought.
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 03:10 PM
Jun 28

They previously had no justification to build a nuclear weapon. In my eyes, they still don’t, but I think the hard(er)-liners there wanted to build it anyway. Now they think they have finally found a “reason” why they have to build one. But again, maybe they just think the threat will be enough to get the concessions they seek. They certainly care more about getting cash for their oil than seeing Tel Aviv go up in a mushroom cloud, especially knowing that Tehran would share the same fate fifteen minutes later.()

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