Israel and Iran

 The attack by Israel on Iran is a defacto declaration of war.

The justification for the attack is that if Iran were able to have up to 9 nuclear bombs Israel would be at risk. I have yet to find anyone across the political spectrum who disputes this but is it correct.

Let us assume Iran gained the capability of 9 nuclear bombs and they were able to arm their missiles to attack Israel with them.

This assumes Iran would be willing to destroy Israel knowing they would be destroyed by Israel's some 200 nukes it possesses.  They would be committing suicide for Iran as a whole simply to wipe Israel off the map.

The major problem with this hypothesis is there is NO evidence for it.  Iran outsources its terrorism. There are few if any instances of Iran people dying in the hope of being with a number of virgins in paradise. It is far more popular with sunnis than shias for reasons I do not understand. There are certainly no mullahs calling for it in Teheran.

This is why possessing a nuclear bomb is usually poor for a country's defence force. It is a purely defensive weapon to be used after another country threatens you. This is why it is called mutually assured destruction.

The very idea this action could mean regime change in Iran is laughable. Are the secret police resigning and 'joining in protests? It is equally laughable any nation would help Israel defend itself after it was the aggressor.

The world had Iran moving towards a non-nuclear future when Iran signed an agreement with the major western counties where Iran would gain in trade as sanctions on the country were eventually abolished. The Iranian people loved this as they voted in a reform government in a landslide as they believed it would lead to a stronger economy. It was Trump that broke that agreement when none of the other countries and nor any of his security agencies saw a problem.

Think about it because this vastly overweight idiot broke an agreement Iran no longer believes the USa in any agreement. The opportunity for Iran to concentrate on butter and not guns is now gone.

Well done!