In light of the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist, it’s a good time to review the record on nuclear weapons, the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and U.S./Israel policy. (thread)

For starters, the U.S. and Israel both have nuclear weapons. Israel refuses to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty because they don’t want inspectors inspecting their weapons.

Iran not only signed the NPT, but they don’t have any nuclear weapons (and US intelligence admits this).

Iran has also tried for decades to establish a nuclear-weapons-free-zone in the Middle East, which would instantly put an end to all the fear-mongering over “Iran’s nuclear program.”

The U.S. and Israel refuse.

Setting the most obvious solution aside, there have also been other proposals.

In 2010 Iran, Brazil, and Turkey reached an agreement for Iran to ship low-enriched uranium to Turkey and Brazil to send Iran isotopes for medical reactors.

Obama tanked the negotiations.

Two years later, the NPT set up a meeting in Finland to try and pass a weapons-free-zone in the Middle East (supported by Iran and virtually the entire world).

Iran agreed to attend unconditionally.

Israel refused to attend.

Obama cancelled the meeting.

After that, the JCPOA was formed: either Iran complies with demands for non-proliferation or they’ll be targeted with harsh economic warfare.

Iran lived up to the agreement while the U.S. repeatedly violated it, until Trump pulled out altogether.

It’s important to remember all of this: the U.S. and Israel have absolutely zero interest in non-proliferation or denuclearization of the Middle East.

They will continue to attack Iran for a nuclear program that doesn’t exist while they act with impunity.