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G7 leaders supported Israel's attack on Iran's nuclear program, citing Israel's right to self-defense. However, international law permits self-defense only against actual or imminent threats, not speculative ones. Iran possessed no nuclear weapons and hadn't attacked Israel, making Israel's pre-emptive strike illegal. While Iranian officials have used inflammatory rhetoric, it doesn't justify a pre-emptive attack. Legal experts warn that allowing unilateral pre-emptive attacks risks global chaos.
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