Honestly, I have always wondered about this strange relation Iran has with US. I tend to sometimes think that, previously both US and Iran were trying to fool satanyahu not to start what he started.
Anyhow, I have called this US israeli aggression illegal, multiple times now.
Like everyone else... however try to understand Iranian position in the region in it's entirety. Iran is geographically the second largest yet the largest by population. Having the most educated population in the entire region that represents a continuous civilization on it's core territories. That being said their internal politics is not that dissimilar from anywhere else with factions representing foreign interests. But that is not why it is a target... it is it's position as the rightful power of the region ... only to be collapsed to put the crown not on Gulf, but zion!
Gulf politics and fears are managed and choreographed. Because one way or the other their resources must keep coming to the west skipping the region. And Arabs owing to their very limited number and strength will always be in fear of a foreign power... something on display by Gulf statelets... Jordan and Syria.
Motive? Territory?
Nope, out of fear and to stop the export of revolution to territories under his control.
Did Iran want Iraqi territory or was it the other way round. It was Saddam who wanted to seize Shatt al Arab and Khuzestan for its oil.
I believe Qasim Solemani did threaten war on Pakistan. Well Iran certainly played its full role (using Pakistani canon fodder to keep the region in turmoil and infighting). Did it try to bring warring factions to negotiation table? No it actively sent its personnel to participate in the conflict(s).
Again clutching at straws... did Pakistan try to block anyone volunteering for Iran or for that matter the gulf monarchies having groups under their patronage? No...
Pakistan used each to push own causes elsewhere... while paying a price domestically.
Invasion is not necessarily boots on ground.
What does invasion mean?
Does taking out ones political leadership and destruction of civilian infrastructure count?
In my initial post, I was kind of trying to say that, if iran has already nullified Late Ali Khamenei's decree, so what is stopping them now? If they can enrich one, sure, but that will surely kick start a race in the region. Again they will have to face consequences of their choices and their decisions.
We don't know if the decree has been nullified... the rest once decided is only matter of time.
And I guess once they have it the consequences will match to one invading a then nuclear power at that point. Until then it is speculation.
And to make my point clear. I think Turkiye, Saudi and Egypt should all be nuclear not because they fear each other... but because an imposter wants to impose a new order in the region above any regional politics and NO I do not fear them destroying each other one bit.