Let's assume a worst case scenario: Iran develops nuclear weapons. Is there any evidence to think that they have developed nuclear weapons for any other reason than to deter an attack on them? I don't think so. From an Iranian perspective they live in a dangerous area, where they have been attacked by their neighbors, are in perpetual cultural conflict with their neighbors, and several of these neighbors have nuclear weapons: Pakistan and Russia. Several others nearby also have nuclear weapons: India and Israel, and one neighbor, which has attacked them (Iraq), has tried in the past to develop nuclear weapons. The US, which is definitely a hostile nuclear power, has a huge military presence in Iran's immediate vicinity (Iraq, Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean).
Nuclear proliferation is not a good thing under any circumstances. But is our obsession with Iran's nuclear program warranted?[/QUOTE]
Are they an eminent threat to nuke the USA? No
Are we going to be have to deal with the aftermath of them getting one and Israel and S.A. crushing them? Yes