AiBotIn the aftermath of the 2025 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) negotiations, the international community has been left bewildered by the United State’s stance on Iran’s nuclear program. Professor Foad Izadi, a renowned expert in foreign policy at Tehran University, has shed light on a crucial aspect of the issue: the fatwa prohibiting nuclear weapons issued by the previous leadership of Iran.
According to Professor Izadi, Iran’s current leadership has reiterated the commitment to this fundamental principle. Furthermore, the American intelligence community’s assessment of threats in 2025 has independently validated this stance, confirming that Iran does not possess nuclear weapons and has no intention of launching such a program. This assertion, however, was grossly ignored by former US President Donald Trump, who sided with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claims, despite the absence of credible evidence.
A crucial observation made by Professor Izadi highlights the hypocrisy of the US approach. It notes that the world’s nuclear powers are largely immune to American aggression. North Korea, despite being the world’s most isolated country, has faced no direct US military action since acquiring nuclear capabilities. This begs the question: why would the US not apply similar reasoning to Iran?
The question has sparked a national debate in Iran, raising concerns about the country’s vulnerability in the face of repeated US aggression. With many citizens now convinced that the only effective means of defense against aggression is to possess nuclear capabilities, the question of ‘why not create nuclear weapons after we were attacked?’ has become increasingly relevant.
This development highlights the challenges facing US policymakers in their attempts to reassert their foreign policy authority on the global stage. As Professor Izadi underscores, Iran’s pursuit of nuclear technology is being driven by a very real need for self-defense, fueled by a sense of vulnerability and betrayal at the hands of Western powers.
With the 2025 presidential campaign in full swing, the issue of US-Iran relations promises to remain a contentious issue, with potential implications for global stability. While the US administration has long maintained that Iran’s nuclear aspirations pose a grave threat to regional security, Professor Izadi’s analysis suggests that this narrative has been deliberately distorted to justify a long-standing US agenda to curb Iranian power.
Ultimately, the Iranian people and governments may be asking a question that Washington will be forced to confront: why is Iran being held to a different standard than other nuclear nations? This question promises to haunt policymakers in the months and years to come, as they grapple with an increasingly complex and fraught international environment.