Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and successive US presidents have spent the better part of the past three decades warning that a nuclear-armed Iran would threaten the whole world. Now, thanks to the illegal US-Israeli war, Iran may have to go nuclear by claiming self-defence.After all, what is good for the goose is good for the gander. Israel would justify its clandestine nuclear weapon programme, which dates back to the 1950s, by claiming Arab states wanted to exterminate it. Well, what did US President Donald Trump post on Truth Social recently? “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”And, talking about extermination, what Israel has been doing in Gaza and southern Lebanon speaks for itself.
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TUE · 2026-05-05 · 12:30 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0505-73886
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Thanks to Trump and Netanyahu, everyone now wants to go nuclear
The article suggests that Iran may feel compelled to develop nuclear weapons, citing a perceived need for self-defense. This potential shift is linked to actions by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former US President Donald Trump.
Alex LoSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-05 · 12:30 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The article suggests that Iran may feel compelled to develop nuclear weapons, citing a perceived need for self-defense. This potential shift is linked to actions by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former US President Donald Trump. The author claims that decades of warnings about a nuclear Iran by Netanyahu and successive US presidents, coupled with what the article describes as an "illegal US-Israeli war," have created this situation. The article draws a parallel to Israel's own alleged clandestine nuclear program, which it states dates back to the 1950s and is justified by claims of existential threats from Arab states. Trump's recent social media post is also referenced in the context of potential large-scale destruction.
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Key claims
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“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”
quoteUS President Donald Trump
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A nuclear-armed Iran would threaten the whole world.
factualIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and successive US presidents
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Israel would justify its clandestine nuclear weapon programme by claiming Arab states wanted to exterminate it.
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What Israel has been doing in Gaza and southern Lebanon speaks for itself.
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Iran may have to go nuclear by claiming self-defence due to an illegal US-Israeli war.
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9 termsnuclear-armed iran
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nuclear weapon programme
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self-defence
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benjamin netanyahu
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donald trump
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us-israeli war
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southern lebanon
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gaza
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extermination
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