Yes, BB, I understand that. It is my impression that they have never asked for the right to build nuclear weapons, but merely to fuel their reactor.

The accusations against them seem to give the impression that they are defying the World by saying, "We're going to build nukes if we want to."

I don't get the impression they are saying that. I get the impression they are saying, "We have a right to enrich uranium to fuel our reactor and make electricity."

Is that not what they are saying?

I don't know whether or not they are secretly trying to make a bomb. They may be. They may not be. Some kind of empirical proof would seem like a good idea before starting a war, wouldn't it?

Otherwise we may have yet another war launched over spurious reasons.

You clearly don't regard the Iranians as trustworthy. (grin) Well, neither do I. But...I don't regard any of the other major players as trustworthy either. They have all proven themselves to be opportunists and liars over and over again.

Thus I am a bit cynical about yet another "save the World" crusade by the people who are presently confronting Iran. I know why they're doing it...strictly for their own gain. They want control of the oil. They want unrivalled military supremacy in the region. They want to win the game. They are all in the grip of totally self-serving ambition, and none of them are "the good guys".