Source: CounterPunch
by John Whitbeck
“It is now widely accepted that Iraq’s alleged possession of nuclear weapons was the excuse, not the reason, for the Israeli/American desire to destroy Iraq. It should also be obvious than Iran’s alleged aspiration to develop and possess nuclear weapons is the excuse, not the reason, for the Israeli/American desire to destroy Iran. If such an alleged nuclear weapons aspiration were a genuine Israeli concern, Prime Minister Netanyahu would not have opposed the negotiation of the JCPOA and would not have pressured President Trump to withdraw from and effectively negate it during his first administration. The reason why Israel opposed the JCPOA is that it removed any alleged ‘Iranian nuclear threat’ and hence deprived Israel of any excuse to attack and seek to destroy Iran.” (07/01/25)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/01/the-excuse-of-the-iranian-nuclear-threat/