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As I see it | Thanks to Trump and Netanyahu, everyone now wants to go nuclear

South China Morning Post · · 173 words · By Alex Lo
Geopolitical conflict in the Middle East US-Israel Foreign Policy Nuclear proliferation
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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“After waging a war on the pretext of stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons, the US and Israel have ignited a new arms race”
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Wikipedia entries for '2026 Iran war' and 'Twelve-Day War' confirm that the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting military and nuclear facilities, aligning with the claim's premise of military action to stop nuclear development.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting milit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
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“what Israel has been doing in Gaza and southern Lebanon speaks for itself”
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Multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, NPR, and a comparative analysis article) confirm Israeli military operations in Gaza and southern Lebanon, specifically mentioning the destruction of towns and the occupation of southern Lebanon up to the Litan river.
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web search NEUTRAL — The southern town of Bint Jbeil became the main site of ground combat culminating in a battle. [67] On 24 March, the Israeli defense minister announced that Israel would demolish Lebanese border settl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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web search NEUTRAL — In southern Lebanon, towns near the border with Israel have been largely destroyed by Israeli demolitions and strikes. Israel says it has been attacking Hezbollah infrastructure, but civilian ...
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/g-s1-119210/lebanon-israel-wa…
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web search NEUTRAL — The approach, Israel's defense minister, Israel Katz, said, was modeled on tactics the military used in Gaza, where the Israeli military reduced entire neighborhoods, buildings and streets to ...
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/03/world/middlee…
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“Netanyahu crying wolf with his unrelenting but specious warnings about Iran’s nuclear programme for almost as long as he has been in office”
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Evidence confirms that Benjamin Netanyahu has consistently issued threats and warnings regarding Iran's nuclear program to develop weapons, which aligns with the claim that he has issued these warnings throughout his tenure.
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web search NEUTRAL — Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu[a] (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and fro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump has approved plans for the US to strike at Iran but is still weighing a final decision, according to US media, including the BBC's US media partner CBS News. At issue is the …
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cx23e4jz2g0t
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stepped up threats to attack Iran over its nuclear program, which he says is being used to develop nuclear weapons.
https://www.voanews.com/a/netanyahu-steps-up-israeli-threats…
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“Iran didn’t have a nuclear weapon before this war”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists entirely of search results for the actress Katie Holmes, which are completely irrelevant to the claim regarding Iran's nuclear weapons. No relevant evidence was provided to confirm or deny the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Katie Holmes ... Kate Noelle Holmes (born December 18, 1978) [9] is an American actress and filmmaker. She first achieved fame as Joey Potter on the television series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003). [3] H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Holmes
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 27, 2024 · Katie Holmes seemed destined for a stellar movie career after starring in "Batman Begins," but the actor went on to experience multiple pivots in her path.
https://www.thelist.com/1568692/katie-holmes-real-reason-not…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kate Noelle "Katie" Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress and director. Born in Toledo, Ohio, teen modelling led to a supporting role in Ang Lee's The Ice Storm, before she found inte…
https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3897-katie-holmes
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