Does Iran Really Possess Nuclear Weapons? Israel’s Justification for Striking the Persian Nation

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Satria Widiatiaga, Klik Saja
- Rabu, 18 Juni 2025 | 14:56 WIB
IAEA visit Iran Nuclear facililies this year (The Times of Israel)
IAEA visit Iran Nuclear facililies this year (The Times of Israel)

In its latest report, the IAEA acknowledged that Iran has enriched uranium up to 60% purity—technically just below weapons-grade (90%)—but emphasized there is still no conclusive evidence that Iran has decided to build a nuclear bomb.

U.S. intelligence reports echo this conclusion, stating that “Iran is not currently pursuing a nuclear weapon.”

Despite this, Israel has already targeted and reportedly damaged several key nuclear sites, including Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow.

Still, the Fordow facility—buried deep under a mountain and heavily fortified—remains intact.

Notably, Israel lacks the type of bunker-busting bombs like the U.S. Air Force’s 30,000-pound Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), which would be required to inflict serious damage on such a facility.

Meanwhile, Iran has begun retaliating, and the conflict is escalating rapidly. Civilian casualties are mounting on both sides.

The situation raises a deeply troubling possibility: Could this be a repeat of the 2003 Iraq invasion, where the U.S. launched a devastating war based on false claims of weapons of mass destruction—claims that were never substantiated?

If this conflict continues without concrete, verifiable evidence, the world could once again be dragged into war based on speculation and political agendas.

Which brings us back to the question that now demands a calm, evidence-based answer more than ever:
Does Iran truly possess nuclear weapons—or is the world on the brink of war based solely on assumption?

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