[rbanffy]

It started because Trump abandoned the agreement Obama signed and that was working, then sanctioned Iran for no good reason.

At this point, every country with the ability to do so should be procuring nuclear deterrence capability, if for no other reason than to defend themselves from the US.

[tristanj]

You dodged the question: JCOPA happened because Iran was developing nuclear weapons. If Iran wasn't pursuing nukes, there would be no JCOPA.

Why should Iran be allowed to develop nuclear weapons in the first place?