politics
March 4, 2026
Aggression against Iran may force Tehran to create nuclear weapons
The minister emphasized that "the seemingly paradoxical noble goal of starting a war to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons may stimulate the exact opposite"
TL;DR
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov believes aggression against Iran could lead to the country developing nuclear weapons.
- He suggests that neighboring Arab countries might also pursue nuclear capabilities.
- Lavrov stated that a war aimed at preventing nuclear proliferation could stimulate the opposite outcome.
- The US and Israel launched a large-scale military operation against Iran on February 28, citing alleged threats.
- This operation resulted in the deaths of Iran's supreme leader and other senior figures.
- Iran announced retaliatory operations targeting sites in Israel and US military bases in several Middle Eastern countries.
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