under npt, which iran is a signatory to 👇

- all countries have the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, such as electricity, medicine & …

- in return, they commit not to pursue nuclear weapons development

the international atomic energy agency ( iaea ) is responsible for monitoring these commitments 

why is the international community, especially the west, opposed to iran’s nuclear program??

— high level uranium enrichment ( enrichment above 3.67 percent is more than sufficient for civilian nuclear reactors, iran is currently enriching uranium to 60 percent or more, which is only a few steps away from weapons grade!!

— iran secretly built several nuclear sites in the past ( fordo and natanz )

— iaea stated that on multiple occasions,  iran has not always been transparent or corporative with inspections of agancy

But Mr Pfeffer believes the prime minister's thinking may be different. "I think there's a good chance that Netanyahu, unlike his spy chiefs, actually believes in the message; he is in a Churchillian mood."

By Sunday evening, reports started appearing on US media, each citing their own sources, that President Trump had vetoed in recent days an Israeli plan to kill Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The buzz began when Reuters first broke the story quoting two anonymous US officials.