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Israel Prepares Strike on Iran as US Pursues Nuclear Deal

Israel Prepares Strike on Iran as US Pursues Nuclear Deal

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The military option remains the only reliable way to stop Iran's nuclear program. Iran is at its weakest point in decades following Israeli strikes on its missile facilities and air defenses, combined with sanctions and the decimation of regional proxies. This presents a crucial window of opportunity to eliminate the nuclear threat before any deal legitimizes Iran's enrichment capabilities.

Israel sees this moment as a critical window of opportunity to neutralize Iran's nuclear threat while it's weakened. Any deal that allows Iran to maintain enrichment capabilities poses an existential danger that must be prevented through military action if necessary. The Begin Doctrine requires taking preemptive action against nuclear threats before they fully materialize.

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Diplomatic negotiations offer the best path forward to peacefully limit Iran's nuclear activities. Military strikes would only minimally set back the program while risking a broader regional conflict. Iran has legitimate rights to peaceful nuclear technology under international law, and a negotiated agreement with strict monitoring would be more effective than military action in preventing weapons development.

Diplomatic negotiations remain the best path forward, as military strikes would risk broader regional conflict and only temporarily set back Iran's nuclear program. Iran has legitimate rights to peaceful nuclear technology under international law and demands for complete dismantlement are unrealistic. The focus should be on verifiable limits and monitoring.

Military strikes would be dangerously destabilizing and likely ineffective at permanently setting back Iran's nuclear program. Diplomatic negotiations offer the best path forward, with polls showing 69% of Americans prefer a negotiated agreement limiting Iran's program to peaceful purposes under strict monitoring rather than military action that risks regional war.


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