Weapons Of Mass Distraction

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer)
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The recent statement by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi underscores a critical and deeply alarming reality in the Middle East: the Israeli regime's continued aggression-underpinned by unverified accusations and enabled by Western complicity-is not only futile but dangerous. In a world that once claimed to be governed by a rules-based international order, the unchecked actions of Tel Aviv and its backers have exposed the hollow core of that system, revealing it to be a selective tool used to justify hegemony rather than uphold justice.

Iran's consistent position on its nuclear policy has been one of restraint and transparency. The country remains a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), has repeatedly allowed inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and has on multiple occasions reiterated its commitment to never developing weapons of mass destruction. As Araghchi noted, if ever there was a pretext to pursue nuclear deterrence, it would be now-when Iran is under direct threat from the region's only nuclear-armed power: Israel. Yet Iran has abstained from such a course, demonstrating in action what it claims in principle.

Despite this, Israel has persistently sought to shift international focus toward Iran's nuclear program, relying on innuendo, falsified intelligence, and speculative allegations. These efforts have been used to justify preemptive sabotage, cyberattacks, and assassinations-all flagrant violations of international law. The objective is clear: to cripple Iranian sovereignty and forestall any potential for regional balance that threatens Israeli dominance. But this strategy is both misguided and unsustainable.

Netanyahu's manufactured crisis-aimed at derailing diplomacy-illustrates a dangerous pattern. Every diplomatic opening, whether it be the JCPOA or backchannel dialogues, has been met with Israeli sabotage. The rationale is not Iran's behaviour, but the very possibility of détente between Iran and the West, particularly the United States. The Israeli leadership knows that its regional impunity hinges on perpetual conflict, and peace between Iran and the U.S. would undercut the entire justification for its aggressive posture.

Israel's undeclared but widely acknowledged nuclear arsenal remains a glaring hypocrisy in global non-proliferation discourse. That the only nuclear-armed state in the region-a state outside the NPT and with no international oversight-leads the charge against Iran on nuclear concerns should be seen as the height of duplicity.

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Israel's military campaigns, from Gaza to Lebanon to Syria, have yielded immense destruction but little in the way of strategic gain. The idea that further escalation-now possibly drawing in American forces openly-will yield different results is illusory. Iran, as Araghchi asserts, has thus far retaliated with restraint, targeting Israeli assets without expanding conflict to those merely aiding it.

Furthermore, the potential for escalation holds severe implications far beyond the immediate theatre of conflict. Countries like India, which have vital energy, trade, and diaspora ties with both Israel and Iran, face significant geopolitical and economic risks. The destabilisation of the region could disrupt global oil flows, spike inflation, and draw regional powers into unwanted alignments or confrontations-exacerbating tensions across Asia and beyond.

As the world watches, the question is no longer about Iran's intentions-it is whether the international community will continue to enable impunity or finally uphold the principles it so often professes, and whether it will continue to reward belligerence while ignoring the restraint that, ironically, has become the exception rather than the norm.

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