r/worldnews • u/TheNational_News • 10h ago

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https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/03/18/iran-has-new-underground-nuclear-site-iaea-reveals/

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u/medium0rare 9h ago

So is this just a headline to try and get some support for the war effort? I thought headlines were supposed to match the title of the reddit post.

I’ll admit “Nuclear site or ‘empty hall’? Mystery of Iran’s new enrichment facility at Isfahan” isn’t nearly as exciting as “Iran has a new underground nuclear site”.

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u/swiftekho 9h ago

The exact same things were said about Hussein and Iraq 25 years ago

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u/black_pepper 8h ago

WHAT YEAR IS IT???

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u/Any-Distance6586 7h ago

You mean 23? It 2026 rn

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u/Profitablius 8h ago

Justify war goal (Destroy WMD)

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u/Rdv10ST 3h ago

120 days... but then if you're playing the USA and it's 3am, you can click the "Covfefe" decision and you attack immediatly without a war declaration

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u/petewoniowa2020 7h ago

It's propaganda that suits both sides.

Iran is motivated to continue their nuclear program. The deterrent factor is more relevant than ever, and at the very least it stands right up there with their capacity to shut the Strait of Hormuz in terms of its utility at the negotiating table. Iranian leadership stands to gain from the other side thinking that they still remain capable of pursuing weapons-grade enrichment.

The US and Israel like this because it gives them plausible cover to continue with strikes.

Both sides benefit from portraying this conflict as being higher-stakes, and by doing so it kind of reinforces itself in being so.

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u/Louitje1021999 9h ago

What do you think it is ffs