Yo Ron, Iran would want nukes if we didn’t exist. Get a clue.
Let’s get this out of the way first-Iran is a nutjob country with ridiculous leaders.
That said, I saw a map of American military installations in the region. It runs up and down both the Eastern and Western borders of Iran. Imagine if a country with which we had previously been at odds having military along the entire Canadian and Mexican borders of this country. That is the Iranian situation currently.
It is understandable they feel slightly anxious.