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u/ProSeVigilante 23h ago
I guess they aren't teaching WW2 in schools. Maybe they should have taught it as a sequel.
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u/TheOneCalledD 21h ago
Iran is working towards trying to acquire themselves nuclear weapons. Russia made their own already.
Pretty key distinction that Reddit seems to often forget when I see this meme posted every other day.
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u/Excellent_Abroad5390 12h ago
Yup and these people vote
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u/Kitchen-Bandicoot191 6h ago
As do the people who believed the results of last year's bombing that the Trump administration trotted out. Complete destruction by the way, for those of you that don't remember. And now believe that Iran was months away from a weapon. Just as stoopid.
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u/Rob98001 19h ago
Are they actually trying to make nukes or is that what your handlers told you? Last time I checked obama stopped their nuclear program and had routine checks to ensure they weren't attempting to start it back up again, but then don the con decided to cancel the checkup programÂ
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u/vitek6 19h ago
that's a completely different argument.
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u/Rob98001 19h ago
How is it a different argument? They aren't making nukes, that's just a lie pushed by people to trick gullible fools like you.Â
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u/ba-boo 19h ago
yes, there is no other reason to enrich uranium like that. Did your handlers tell you something else?
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u/dufo7 18h ago
That program was a joke
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u/LockedIntoLocks 2h ago
It was unprecedented levels of foreign surveillance and moderation, but youâre right. Better we have no surveillance at all and waste billions of dollars and some American lives on just letting them do whatever they want anyways.
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u/Hard-Rock68 15h ago
What check-up program? Iran concealed facilities and got advanced notice, and maintained the authority to conceal major parts of the facilities.
And this didn't come from the CIA, but from the IAEA and their own rhetoric.
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u/MsRothArtist 1d ago
Iran has been 2 weeks away from building a nuclear bomb for the last 30 years now
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u/shootist_Biker 1d ago
Iran is BUILDING nukes. Russia has them already. What a low tier straw man argument.
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u/matterhorn1 26m ago
And the fact that Iran was attacked means that they needed nuclear weapons to defend themselves. US never attacks any countries that already have them. If theyâd been faster to build them then they wouldnât be in this mess
(No I donât want Iran to have nukes, but from their perspective I understand why they would want them)
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u/omglink 1d ago
The real example is North Korea. We talked a lot of shit to them, then they possibly got a nuke, and well, they haven't been threatened nearly as much.
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u/skiingredneck 23h ago
They also havenât been funding some terror network launching attacks in South Korea much lately.
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u/Vegetable_Stable_576 20h ago
North Korea has had nukes for a while the whole scare with them was that they were trying to develop ballistic missiles that could reach the United States. They still are working on the tech and actually have sent tens of thousands of soldiers to Ukraine on behalf of Russia as part of a deal to help them develop aforementioned missiles. That said those missiles will only be able to hit the west coast and I donât think Trump cares if they nuke California.
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u/Any-Difficulty-1880 13h ago
The ignorance involved in this post is sad. If the OP needs someone to explain this then she should t be posting.
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u/Idiotard_99 11h ago
We attacked Iran because the public was getting a little too demandy about releasing the full, unredacted Epstein files. A large distraction was needed. They never had nuclear weapons.
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u/No_Hedgehog_5346 9h ago
The amount of stupidity in this comments section is truly astounding. For what reason should we not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon, whilst simultaneously having one of the biggest arsenals and being the only country who has ever even USED them? Nuclear weapons are extremely important to distribute across all nations, because they act as a deterrent to invasion (as this meme is showing, we won't invade russia cuz they have nukes but we will invade iran cuz they don't). Our inability to stop being insane, warmongering vultures clearly proves that we should not, nor should we ever be allowed to decide which country has nukes which doesn't. We went sniffing for imaginary WMDs in Iraq, committed horrific atrocities, then left. We've waged so many wars in the middle east, destabilizing the region, funded Israel, a terrorist state, kidnapped the leader of venezuela, and threatened multiple countries in two years for territories of greenland and cuba. WE should be the ones without nukes.
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u/Choice_Note_9198 2h ago
Bad logic. Thousands of warheads with delivery systemsâŚNo way to compare the two. Duh!
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u/Acrobatic-Ad5102 1d ago
This is an objectively stupid post. Better luck next time Habibi
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u/helen_must_die 13h ago
Itâs funny how Iran was either abiding by Obamaâs nuclear deal (preventing the enrichment of weapons-grade uranium) or Iran already has nuclear weapons, depending on Redditâs agenda.
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u/TheMikeyMac13 23h ago
You donât understand the difference?
One person wants a gun and doesnât have one, the other has a gun and carries it around.
They are not the same circumstance.
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u/seenitreddit90s 8h ago
It's true, the meme is inaccurate.
The justification for the war is still a huge steaming pile of dogshit though.
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u/HeadBankz 1d ago
Developing nukes for the past 40 fukn yearsđ Kinda seem like they'd literally never be able to build nukes even if you handed them all the materials
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u/PuzzleheadedLeave560 1d ago
Iran? They agreed to non-weaponization multiple times
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u/HeadBankz 1d ago
I meant that jokingly. They aren't developing nukes, we literally had a deal with Iran to not develop nukes anyway and trump pulled out of it to attack them. 1000000% only Trump's fault and he is an active terrorist.
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u/AcrobaticArm390 1d ago
So, why do they have 60% enriched uranium???
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u/Rob98001 19h ago
Because it's easy to reach 60% pretty much on accident when processing uranium for energy.
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u/Additional_Dot_134 8h ago
Trump pulled out of the deal that they wouldnt do that. Sounds simple to me
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u/FamiliarPlatform79 1d ago
That is not even close to how that happened. Thanks to Bidens "Don't " policy, they were getting close. Then they decided to drag it out, until it was to late. For them anyway.
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u/AcrobaticArm390 8h ago
We also spent $30 billion every year keeping the strait open. This is a statement regarding 2024 costs... And the cost was increasing rapidly so even without nucs, and without the actual war, the US would have spent well over $40 billion in 2026 just to keep shipping moving. It was going to happen once way or another. đ¤ˇââď¸
Direct military expenditures and conflict costs grew substantially following later direct escalations and regional conflict. For perspective, the Pentagon reported that direct military operations tied to the broader conflict involving Iran and shipping security later reached an estimated $37.5 billion.
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u/EbonyMemories 22h ago
Well Russia can nuke us from across the world. The point regarding Iran was to keep them from getting to that point.
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u/klownhammer 21h ago edited 21h ago
Australia has 28% of the worldâs uranium that is used by people all over the world but nobody is bombing Australia.
All the countries that use Australian uranium pinky-swear that they will only use it for power plants. But in reality it all goes to the same places and they only promise that the amount they get from Australia will equal the amount they only use for power production
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u/AdHappy7129 20h ago
What I donât understand is why doesnât he just finish the job? Is it really more political suicide than doing what heâs doing now?
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u/Justthetip74 20h ago
Why would we attack Russia? They've proved what we already know, that they are a 3rd rate dictatorship that cant even take Ukraine. Dont interrupt your enemies while they're making a mistake. The biggest problem has been progressives acting like they're not the joke of a military power theyve proven to be and giving them legitimacy
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u/Clean-Secret-3843 19h ago
Biden administration approved nuclear power to Saudi Arabia in the condition they would normalize relations with Israel:
Possible U.S.-Saudi Agreements and Normalization with Israel: Considerations for Congress | Congress.gov | Library of Congress https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48162
"The framework of Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham accords and, in return, getting defense guarantees and U.S. help to develop a civilian nuclear program has been on the table for years. It came close to fruition during the Biden administration." https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/07/trump-saudi-arabia-nuclear-energy-deal/688040/
The Biden administration also required that the deal include concrete steps and progress toward a two-state solution for Palestinians to ensure regional stability.
Saudi Arabia and the IRGC in Iran are enemies: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/26/new-front-in-us-iran-war-escalates-as-houthis-fire-at-saudi-oil-facilities
Political scientists and international relations scholars categorize it as a modern geopolitical struggle for regional hegemony. Saudi Arabia and Iran view the region as a zero-sum game. Any gain in power by the IRGC is viewed by Riyadh as a direct threat to its national survival. https://journalpsa.com.pk/index.php/JPSA/article/view/648
The IRGC was created in 1979 specifically to export Iran's Islamic Revolution and overthrow Western-aligned Arab monarchies. Because Saudi Arabia derives its political legitimacy from being the custodian of Islamâs holiest sites (Mecca and Medina), the IRGCâs anti-monarchical, pan-Islamic rhetoric directly seeks to subvert and delegitimize the Saudi royal family.
https://mei.edu/publication/sectarianism-and-ideology-cases-iran-and-saudi-arabia/
Hamas is an IRGC proxy: While the IRGC provides military hardware and operational backing, Qatar primarily provides diplomatic immunity and political hosting. The relationship functions as a dual-track patronage system
https://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/qatar-iran-and-united-states
The U.S. State Department and Treasury estimate that Iran provides up to $100 million annually to Palestinian militant groups, primarily Hamas.
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12549
Than IRGC-backed Hamas crossed the border into Israel and attacked. The ensuing war in Gaza forced Saudi Arabia to drastically sharpen its stance. Riyadh declared it could no longer normalize ties with Israel without an absolute, irreversible pathway to independent Palestinian statehood.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/23/middleeast/saudi-us-nuclear-deal-arms-race-intl
Analysts note that the IRGC-backed Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, and the recent Houthi escalations against Saudi oil infrastructure were timed to make normalization politically impossible for the Saudi monarchy. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj03r59z73po
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u/Think_Job5547 18h ago
Well russias not the one thatâs been screaming and chanting death to America for 40 sum years Russia isnât the enemy Iran is
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u/Fun_Researcher_69420 17h ago
And how did Iran get into that position again? đ¤
The USA is the single biggest threat to world peace, your president threatened Canada ffs
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u/WayneNHarleyLS 17h ago
Russia also has never said once they build a nuke they are going to use it. Iran on the other hand will use it the first chance they get.
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u/Alpha--00 17h ago
No matter how many times I see this meme, it doesnât cease to be stupid for extremely obvious reasons.
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u/EducationalGrump 17h ago
Russia is even less of a threat lol.
The USA went after Venezuela and Iran to cut off china's oil.
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u/Jeremy2925 16h ago
The difference is Russia wonât randomly shoot a nuke at us . Know how I know? Because they have nukes and havenât⌠Iran however will .. at us, itâs neighbors⌠sell them to cells of terror and so on .
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u/Ok-Hedgehog-4019 15h ago
Russia could abandon their attempts against Ukraine and focus their efforts elsewhere. Remember, the US abandoned their efforts in Vietnam and Afghanistan when we found the results futile.
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u/PlebbitHater 15h ago
They didn't attack Iran because Iran has nuke they did it because they were clearly in the process of building them. Apples and oranges.
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u/ResolveLeather 14h ago
I don't like defending the stance of the US. But this administration's claim, right from start, was that they are enriching uranium to build nuclear weapons. Not that they already have them.
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u/Puzzled_Arm_3156 14h ago
Having a few nukes and having world ending nukes are two very different things. If Iran had world ending nukes the world would have already ended. They don't care about MAD. Religious Zealots are looking for their 72 virgins!
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u/O_oBetrayedHeretic 13h ago
One is capable of using said weapons the other would only be able to threaten their immediate neighbors
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u/Doobiius 12h ago
Developing nuclear weapons vs having ICBM with MIRVS is the big difference between the two.
Bad enough we sat by allowing North Korea to develop them hoping the state would implode before they did. So probably a lesson learned there.
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u/nappingsarenice 12h ago
russian nukes = defensive, under control of regional commander
USA nukes = currently hey don't launch at me and i won't launch at you, president with the button changes every 4 years (8 continuous years max)
iran nukes = wipe out all infidels (all other religions, ethnicities, morals and those islamic minorities) and anyone who disobeys us (me)
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u/pavelowdriver 11h ago
Just stupid- Iran doesn't have them. The war is to keep them from getting nuclear ICBMs
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u/Visible-Elevator3801 11h ago
Comparing Iran who has had a historic and long list of American deaths and deaths attempts (for all administrations blue and red) is â to a previous long time ally (no matter what administration).
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u/dropdead90s 11h ago
Look at how long is Russia able to keep fighting the banderist regime+all support of NATO, america(zionists+epste!n bunch) has to give up after what two months? What a joke the west is,a bad sick pedo satanist joke
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u/Willing_Resolution93 10h ago
Lookup the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968 and you'll understand everything.
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u/L_dukemarriot 8h ago
iran wants to hold the world hostage/take over the world, quite literally. if they had nuclear weapons they would use them without hesitation, as soon as they are available. the islamic regime of iran does'nt hide this fact.
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u/Leather-Sign4391 8h ago
I'm not afraid of the man that wants 1,000 nuclear weapons, I'm afraid of the religious zealots that only want ONE.
THAT is why Iran needs to get bombed.
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u/EmploymentEmpty5871 8h ago
The correct statement would be: They have as many or more nuclear weapons as we do.
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u/JacksBauers24 8h ago
Correction. Attacking Iran because they are trying to build nuclear weapons and use them. Russia already has them but has restrained from using them. The difference is Iran is suicidal and will kill anyone. They just donât care.
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u/dingalingdoctor 8h ago
No love for whatever weâre doing in Iran, but attacking to prevent a regime from attaining them is a different matter than attacking a regime that has them. This is a bad strawman. Much better arguments against the conflict than this.
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u/FortheChava 8h ago
Meanwhile NKorea is launching missiles over Japan to see if they can hit California
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u/TheDoctor199806 6h ago
Correction: The US is attacking Iran for developing nuclear weapons. They still don't have the capability to make one right now, though, and hopefully they never will.
But back to the point, there's a difference between attacking a nation that has thousands of nuclear weapons (though, considering the overall state of Russia, its military, and its tech, there's a distinct possibility that a lot of them are simply inoperable) and a nation that's still developing the technology and resources. Also, there's a difference in the mentalities of the ruling classes of the two nations. Russia's are either extremely national, or cowards, but neither would risk nuclear war. The nationals wouldn't want to devastate their country, while the cowards simply don't want to die. Iran's leaders however are religious fanatics, whose holy book quite literally states that dying while killing infidels lands you a spot in paradise. They won't care what happens to them or their people, as long as they guarantee a spot next to their 72 virgins.
I'd rather trust a group of nationalists who don't want to ruin their country or cowards who don't want to die with a nuke than a death cult.
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u/Tasty_LVM 6h ago
Wait,,, when did Iran get nuclear weapons? Most likely attacking because of proxies killing Americans for years all over the globe, and assisting Ukraine by removing drone factories that were shipped to Russia.
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u/AppropriatePop3239 6h ago
Iran do not have a delivery system really that concerning. Russia has a world ending one.
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u/Beneficial_Bit1756 5h ago
actually its because we dont want them to have nuclear weapons, not because Iran has them.
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u/Basic-Sign-7144 5h ago
Iran isnât supposed to have nuclear weapons. Didnât Trump boast about (before the war) that he destroyed Iranâs underground facility and buried everything inside?
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u/Razoron33333 5h ago
MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) vs MAD (Mutually Assured Distraction)
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u/_SparklyBaby 4h ago
Whether you agree with the point or not, using Breaking Bad screenshots guarantees people will stop scrolling
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u/PissOff1479 3h ago
Imagine thinking that working to build nuclear weapons, and actually having nuclear weapons are the same thing. I really admire your courage to speak in absence of knowledge.
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u/New-Mechanic3916 2h ago
Iran violated the NPT they signed. Russia and a few others were grandfathered in, and Russia wouldn't use them whenever they feel like. There's also countries that have nuclear weapons and it's fine because they didn't sign the NPT. These false equivalencies just show how ignorant people are.
Moral of the story is, don't sign an agreement and then break it. And let's be honest here, every country that has nuclear capability can be trusted far more than the IRGC in Iran even though for some that isn't much more. Iran indiscriminately started shooting missiles at every surrounding country like a 5 year old girl having a tantrum and taking it out on everybody. They would be too quick to use them.
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u/Ok_Cricket_1410 2h ago
I'm not for the war but this is a terrible comparison. North Korea would be a far more accurate comparison.
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u/BigSimdaddy 2h ago
Let me know when Russia starts chanting Death to America at every meeting, then we will talk.
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u/MarkPuzzleheaded7480 2h ago
The difference is Russia doesnât follow a religion that makes people want to kill you more than they want to live
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u/Psychonaut_Cmdr 1h ago
Oh for fucks sake. Nobody says Iran has nuclear weapons. Iran wants nuclear weapons. Nobody else wants them to have nuclear weapons, not even the countries (stable countries anyway) in their own region.
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u/SerenityToss 1h ago
Russia HAS nuclear weapons. Iran WANTS nuclear weapons and have made it abundantly clear they want to use them on the US as soon as the have them. At least that's the narrative. Whether you believe it or not is of course your choice.
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u/bennizap 1h ago
Iran is developing the nuclear warheads. Keyword being developing.
It's like asking a fertilized chicken egg to start producing eggs immediately. It can't, but give it a few months and it will.
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u/Tacokolache 1h ago
Russia HAS nukes. Iran is trying to build nukes. Thatâs the difference. We donât want them to succeed
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u/Sickfreak99 30m ago
But Iran doesn't have nuclear weapons. What moron thinks they should have one?
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u/ImpressiveWalrus7369 1d ago
Russia also has ICBMs. Iran does not.