3 reasons Christians should support Trump’s Iran policy

[Michie]

In an age when foreign policy often divides Americans along partisan lines, Christians must resist the temptation to see international affairs through an entirely political lens. Instead, we are called to discern right from wrong, justice from injustice, peace from oppression. Nowhere is this more urgent than in our response to the Iranian regime’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.

President Trump’s consistent Iran policy — that Iran completely dismantles its nuclear program — is firm, clear and morally grounded; it deserves the support of Christians. The president’s insistence that Iran never acquire a nuclear weapon is not only wise and prudent foreign policy but is also a just and principled position. Here are three reasons why Christians in particular should support it.

1. Just war theory requires that we resist evil — even militarily, if necessary

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3 reasons Christians should support Trump’s Iran policy

In confronting Iran s nuclear ambitions, Trump continues to pursue the only moral path left

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[FireDragon76]

Warmongering wrapped in sanctimony.

Calling Iran "evil" perpetuates bigotry, stereotypes, and colonialist Orientalism, and is uncharitable. The US is also not innocent when it comes to perpetuating injustice, terror, and human rights abuses, and is in no position to judge Iran in such a manner. One can firmly disagree, or even disapprove, of certain acts of a person or group without labelling them as evil (hence Augustine's frequently used maxim to hate the sin, not the sinner, or Jesus "judge not, lest you be judged").

Sure, I believe a world without nuclear weapons would be far better than one without them. But how is favoring "maximum pressure" against Iran "just and principled"? The US never complained when Israel secretly got nuclear weapons and continues to lie about not having them. And the US, having nuclear weapons itself, and firmly committed to their use as deterrents- often covering the advance of its own interests, hardly has the moral authority to demand that Iran itself refrain from developing them as well.