Iran threatens to block Strait of Hormuz in case Iranian oil faces sanctions..

[nikhil25]

Re: Iran threatens to block Strait of Hormuz in case Iranian oil faces sanctions..

@khoji

Who is “nobody”? It’s nothing but America (read “Israel”). Everyone else is just towing their line (India etc.) so as to continue to gain economic rewards from them.

do you think india or any other major country (including china and russia) believes iran has no intention whatsoever of developing nuclear weapons capability? of course they don’t believe that. the difference is that they are generally not too bothered about iran getting the bomb - certainly not the way israel, the west, and the sunni arab states are.

Are we talking about “beliefs” or facts? The fact is that there is no evidence of Iran developing nukes. Not even IAEA says it. The only thing IAEA did in their last report was to say Iran MAY make nukes. Another “belief”. And IAEA put this kind of vague language this time on the US pressure.
It’s just political game. Iran’s nuclear program is still the same. The only thing changed is IAEA language.

Iran’s nuclear facilities have been open for IAEA all the time. There have been multiple inspections and investigations but even with their utmost efforts on behalf of US, nobody has been able to present any sign of Iran making nukes, except using the language such as “may”, “might”, “potentially”, “possibly”.

now you feel the IAEA is essentially telling lies (via vague language) about iran under US pressure. in any case, i didn’t say there is smoking gun evidence of a current weapons program and that is irrelevant to my point about iran’s profile in the international media.

Secondly, it is argued that Iran should make nukes, especially since it is surrounded by adversaries who already possess nukes and have threatened to use them as well. I think it was Ariel Sharon who said that if he were Iranian then he would have made nukes as well.

that is an entirely different argument. personally i think this is a stronger argument. but it would’ve been much easier to make if iran’s leader was not a loon that revels in the hostilities with israel.