We Can't Bomb Our Way to Peace in the Middle East | Sojourners

We Can't Bomb Our Way to Peace in the Middle East

Demonstrators protest the pending war with Iran after Donald Trump orders U.S. military airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 22, 2025, at City Hall. (Photo by Jason Whitman/NurPhoto)

We also need to be clear: Iran did not possess a nuclear weapon. Iran was enriching uranium needed for such a weapon and had recently increased its production, but intelligence assessments concluded they had not made a final decision to produce a bomb. In fact, the assessment said Iran would be more likely to produce a weapon if the U.S. attacked its uranium supply. 

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