As you may have heard, the Iranian Nuclear Crisis is currently a hot topic in the news. They feel as if their need to defend themselves is now greater than ever.

Firtsly, Iranians are feeling threatened by the Isrealians becuase all the arabs have a hatred for Israel and its government. They call Israel's government a Zionist Regime in Occupied Territories. I think it is obvious that we should assume Israel is a a member of the nuclear club even though they refuse to admit it. There is no reason for them not to be. For Iran, a natural hatred for Israel as well as the belief that they are nuclear weapons capable is their justification for "Iran's Nuclear Programme" which they claim is for power rather than weapons. They are clearly lying because that is how most other states entered the nuclear club.

Secondly, tensions between Iran and western nations (especially the US) are escalating quickly. Iran wanted to close the Strait of Hormuz, a channel of water located roughly south west of Iran in order to protest other matters. This would be extremely annoying to the rest of the world as oil prices would go up. Therefore, other countries would not allow this to happen. Both sides are provoking eachother. I think it is no wonder they want a cheap way to defend themselves with nuclear weapons with such military provocations right outside their border - I can't imagine Iran doing something like that around Europe.

I think its vital that people in western countries stay updated on the situation so that if war does occur, they know who is actually at fault instead of just believing their biased news sources.

The following video shows the US doing a routine patrol of the areas around the Strait of Hormuz.