IAEA reports leading up to 2025 had documented Iran's uranium enrichment levels approaching weapons-grade thresholds at declared facilities, and international law scholars note preemptive strikes against imminent nuclear weapons capability have historical precedent in cases like Israel's 1981 Osirak strike on Iraq, though the legality of preemption remains genuinely contested under international law.
Feels like bombing another country's facilities just seems like the kind of thing that could easily spiral into a much bigger conflict nobody actually wants.
