Iran is changing its stance on nuclear weapons amid US-Israeli threats and the possibility of renewed war, a growing number of Iranians are demanding a nuclear bomb. Iranian clerics and officials are calling on Tehran to abandon its long-standing pledge not to pursue nuclear weapons, and to move this tough stance into the mainstream public discourse. This change is consistent with diplomatic efforts to avoid conflict with the US and Israel. Experts point out that Ayatollah Khamenei created a situation of "no way out" in which Iran paid the price for weapons it did not possess. Analysts claim that President Trump's rhetoric reinforces the notion that without a complete nuclear deterrent, Iran remains vulnerable to both Washington and Tel Aviv.

Iran is changing its stance on nuclear weapons amid US-Israeli threats and the possibility of renewed war, a growing number of Iranians are demanding a nuclear bomb. Iranian clerics and officials are calling on Tehran to abandon its long-standing pledge not to pursue nuclear weapons, and to move this tough stance into the mainstream public discourse. This change is consistent with diplomatic efforts to avoid conflict with the US and Israel. Experts point out that Ayatollah Khamenei created a situation of "no way out" in which Iran paid the price for weapons it did not possess. Analysts claim that President Trump's rhetoric reinforces the notion that without a complete nuclear deterrent, Iran remains vulnerable to both Washington and Tel Aviv.