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European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz
(www.theguardian.com)
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The mosy likely to use one is Israel. How about if israel do not get rid of it's nukes. All countries should invade Israel?
The problem is that Israel already has nuclear weapons.
then if israel use a nuke , nuke them back
No country will agree to that. Make proposals that have a chance of succeeding.
As if your first proposal was realistic lol. Israel can't nuke countries that have more nukes then Israel even if they invade Israel
Yes, my proposal is realistic. It is a way for Iranian leaders to remain in power while saving face because they can simply claim that their nuclear program was always for peaceful purposes.
In light of the Holocaust, do you think any countries would use nuclear weapons on Israel? Do you think the US would ever abandon Israel?
Isrsel is nazi germany not Iran and the whole world will not invade Iran lol. You are an idiotic zionazi
Their program was always peaceful zionazi and no your proposal is not realistic. The whole world will not sacrifice their soldiers for the united snakes and the terrorist state of Israel. Iranians leaders will prefer to get all assasinated then let israel commit genocide in Iran
To the contrary, I said Europe should strike a deal with Iran independent of the US if necessary. Trump wants regime change, but Europe's goal should simply be to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons.
you said your dumb deal should include Europe invading Iran if they don't accept an impossible deal since Iran never tried to acquire a nuke . You are so dumb.
Why is the deal impossible? Are you now saying that Iran wants to build nuclear weapons? If Europe's goal is the same as the US, why isn't Europe heeding Trump's request to send ships to the strait of Hormuz?
Europe is not even invading Russia for the invasion of Ukraine and your dumb brain tell you they will invade Iran. How dumb you be