This Doesn’t Sound Like A Friendly Gesture

One of the ironies of the current discussion about Israel and whether or not it will attack Iran in the coming months is the fact that Israel is not the only nation in the Middle East uncomfortable with the idea of Iran having nuclear weapons. A recent event gives us a taste of the future with an atomic Iran.

Breitbart.com is reporting that two Iranian warships have docked in Saudi Arabia in order to protect Iran’s “power on the open seas.”

The article points out:

Ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which have long been strained, deteriorated in late 2011 following US allegations that a foiled plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washingtonhad been hatched in Tehran.

Tehran has also called on Riyadh to reconsider its vow to make up for any shortfall in Iran’s oil exports due to sanctions over its nuclear programme, saying Riyadh’s pledge to intervene on the market was unfriendly.

It seems to me that if Iran gets a nuclear weapon, the intimidation factor would increase greatly. I am afraid that the question is rapidly becoming not whether or not we will have a war in the middle east, but whether or not that war will be with a nuclear Iran or a non-nuclear Iran. Notice Iran had no problem plotting to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington, what would they have done if they had nuclear weapons?

 

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