Iran arming itself with a nuclear weapon is unacceptable to many nations, as the numerous United Nations resolutions indicate, which have always had a majority members voting "against" Iran in the Security Council.
In other words, the issue has become an anathema not just for Israel, but for all peaceful nations, as the risk of an all out atomic conflagration will increase. Such a war will be a possibility and not a probability any longer, and it will involve every single nation on earth.
It is a risk that the world cannot take; however, there is also the danger of another country, like the United States or Israel, staging a preemptive attack on Iran and realizing that it (Iran) has the intention of producing a nuclear weapon, but it has not firmly decided as to do so as yet.
President Barack Obama has expressed his resolve to be on the side of Israel, if it is confronted with any type of aggression by Iran, as such threats have been rampant in recent months. He has also reiterated on several occasion that he will not tolerate a nuclear Iran.
The U.S. is spearheading an additional sanctions on Iran to force it to give up its ambition to obtain "the bomb", and while such sanctions are having an effect on Iran's economy, there is no evidence that it is slowing down on its uranium melting program that can lead to making the inevitable (i.e. a bomb) a reality.
The setting now is one of a quandary, where the U.S. is not in agreement in making a decision to stop Iran by the use of force, whereas Israel considers that step as the best way to handle the matter. It will therefore be advisable for it (Israel) to relent a little bit for sanctions to further work as planned.
Diplomacy and lines of communications must still be open for negotiations to continue, with Iran allowing inspections by the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), to verify that no nuclear program by that country is in progress, and that the nuclear technology that it is trying to achieve is for peaceful purposes; namely, medicinal and for electricity.
The meeting between President Obama and Benjamin Natenyahu, prime mister of Israel, this week is a crucial one. It must be held in a cordial fashion, in which neither is exerting any kind of coercion on the other; and understanding of each other's position is the key for a cooperative outcome to emerge.
After all, the U.S. and Israel are partners, having to face a common problem; and so, instead of bickerings or arguments, they must take the opportunity to address one another with respect and trust, as those two qualities are essential in extremely sensitive talks of this nature.
They must think together and be able to plan together, instead of having two different objectives on the table, with either side wanting and even forcing the other to acquiesce.
Both leaders are very smart, and they can have a dialogue that will bring the best out of them, to be able to embark upon a decision that will satisfy both themselves, one which will be beneficial to their respective countries and to the world.
Iran is behaving as Germany in the 1930s, but it must remember that Hitler's preparation has nothing to do with nuclear weapons. He will have thought twice before declaring war on his neighbors.
Iran must realize that the next world war is bound to be different; and it will be one without a winner. It will not be conventional; it will be nuclear, in which the end of the world will be clearly spelled. (Forgive the pun). There will be no U.S., no Israel, and in fact, no Iran in the end; if there is going to be an end at all.
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