“......At some point, Iran is going to get nuked. Either by the Israelis or the Americans. Maybe both......”
Actually, I think that Iran is going to find that Israel has had well thought out plans for attacking Iran. When the Republican Guard panics, I expect that Iran not Israel will release the first “nuclear weapon.”
I would anticipate that it will be a “dirty bomb” or maybe a low yield nuclear fission bomb. If that happens the genie will be “out of the bottle.” By that I mean, that while the world political leaders will demand a ceasefire, I expect that Israel will respond with several nuclear weapons and possibly even the USA may respond in kind. I also anticipate that Iran is hoping to attache the US Navy Gerald Ford carrier task force that has been sent to the region.
Putin tried a month ago to equate depleted uranium artillery shells to “nuclear weapons.” That was utter B.S. and Most of the world understands that.
If Iran actually uses dirty radioactive fallout weapons or even a low yield nuclear bomb, I think the world community will understand that Israel was provoked to retaliate in kind. It will be in interesting moment in world history.
Given the Pro Palestinian Anti-Jewish Rallies seen yesterday Friday the 13th, I have my doubts the world community would undertstand.
Revolutionary Guard, not Republican Guard.