Is a nuclear Iran a threat to the world?

By Salaam Abdul Khaliq, IFN Columnist

OK, so the international community seems to be all ganged up against Iran to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Albeit the Islamic republic has consistently stressed that its nuclear reactors are only meant for peaceful purposes, the West and Israel are not buying. With recent claims of fraud in the presidential election and Iran’s heavy-handed response against the protesters, things don’t look good for Iran.

Add to that the fact that Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad does not come across as a likeable guy. Ahmedinejad has supposedly advocated the “wiping off of Israel from the map” (Farsi translators claim that the exact quote was “removal of Israel from the pages of history”).

Everyone’s convinced a nuclear Iran presents a clear and present danger to the world. But does this claim really hold water?

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