Tehran “is the principal source of regional instability and terror,” declare G7 leaders in a joint statement.

The leaders of the G7 countries on Monday issued a joint statement saying Iran should not have nuclear weapons and affirming Israel’s right to defend itself.

“Iran is the principal source of regional instability and terror. We have been consistently clear that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon,” declared the statement, issued by the leaders of the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan, along with the EU.

They pledged to “remain vigilant to the implications for international energy markets and stand ready to coordinate, including with like-minded partners, to safeguard market stability.”

  • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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    21 hours ago

    I believe ALL of the following;

    • Iran should not have nuclear weapons
    • Israel should not have nuclear weapons
    • Iran should not weaponize Palestinian suffering or coax them into attacking Israel while Iran itself sees little repercussions
    • Israel should not genocide
    • Israel has committed genocide and should pay a hefty price
    • Neither Iran nor Israel will really answer for their fuckery
    • Palestinians will remain fucked…if they survive.

    My heart breaks for the Palestinian people who suffer and die for others’ greed, ambition, and political squabbles.

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      Well that’s a nice enough list in a vacuum, but what does that actually mean she the real world? Israel already has nukes, Iran won’t survive without them, Palestinians are going to fight back against the fascists trying to exterminate them - with or without Irans prompting - and sympathetic countries like Iran are going to try and aid that struggle.

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      I’d add:

      • Hamas needs to deleted from the face of earth

      And all that basically describes the opinion of 90% of the population just that vocal minorities are very vocal.

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        90 percent of the western population. The rest of the world is more sympathetic to the militant struggle against imperial genocide.

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      20 hours ago

      Exactly. This is not a competition, we don’t have to cheer for either side. Horrible things are happening

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      11 hours ago

      I agree with all of your past tense takes. The future remains to be determined. We might all be flattened at this rate.

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      19 hours ago

      This is the nature of modern day proxy conflicts. Both actors can continue easily but the “battlefield” like Gaza and South Lebanon are the ones that lose.