Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (foreground) visiting an exhibition on the achievements of Iran's nuclear industry in Tehran on June 11, 2023, accompanied by the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami (left). (Credit: AFP)
As the region holds its breath for a potential Iranian response to the killing of the head of Hamas’ political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran at the end of July (which Iran attributes to Israel), Iranian latency raises fears of another threat — one of a paradigm shift in the advancement of Iran's nuclear program. After an exchange of direct fire between Iran and Israel in April, the Islamic Republic had warned: “We have not decided to build a nuclear bomb. If Iran's existence were threatened, we would have no choice but to change our military doctrine,” said an adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.A U.S. intelligence assessment from July already noted that Tehran “is engaging in activities that position it better to produce a nuclear device, should it choose to do so,” reporting a “notable increase this year in Iranian public...
As the region holds its breath for a potential Iranian response to the killing of the head of Hamas’ political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran at the end of July (which Iran attributes to Israel), Iranian latency raises fears of another threat — one of a paradigm shift in the advancement of Iran's nuclear program. After an exchange of direct fire between Iran and Israel in April, the Islamic Republic had warned: “We have not decided to build a nuclear bomb. If Iran's existence were threatened, we would have no choice but to change our military doctrine,” said an adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.A U.S. intelligence assessment from July already noted that Tehran “is engaging in activities that position it better to produce a nuclear device, should it choose to do so,” reporting a “notable increase this year in Iranian...