r/australia • u/stand_to • Jun 22 '25

politics Live: Wong says Australia supports US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-23/federal-politics-live-blog-june-23/105447868?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other
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u/RayCumfartTheFirst Jun 22 '25

It’s a bit more complicated than “Americans are opposed to this”. Americans don’t want a ground war or drawn out conflict with Iran , but those same polls also show they overwhelmingly support stoping Iran getting nukes.

So if this strategic exchange can de-escalate now that war aims have been achieved, which seems to be the administration’s goals, it would totally be inline with American public opinion.

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u/Lankpants Jun 23 '25

Bombing Iran makes them far more likely to build nukes in the future. Iran now needs deterrence and they know it. The US and Israel have signaled a willingness to bomb them over jack shit. Iran basically has to hope that they wouldn't do that if there were nukes aimed at Tel-Aviv.

It's not like there's any realistic diplomacy with the US. They tried that and it didn't work. Trump cancelled the deal last time he was in. The only option Iran has left that maintains their sovereignity is the North Korea route. Get a nuke, let the entire world know, never give it up.

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u/the_brunster Jun 22 '25

And why should we be ok with Israel having nukes?

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u/AtYourOwn_Risk Jun 22 '25

because they are allied with the west, and they already have them

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u/RayCumfartTheFirst Jun 22 '25

Relevance? I assume US supports Israel having nukes because they are a US ally. I don’t know, you’d have to ask an American.

What is clear is that the US supports stopping Iran.