When the 12-day struggle towards Iran was launched, Israel mentioned it was as a result of the Islamic Republic was on the verge of growing a nuclear bomb. US intelligence experiences from earlier within the 12 months advised a unique story. Now the struggle is over and confusion stays – has Iran’s nuclear programme been destroyed?
The Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, tells Michael Safi what we all know – and why we don’t know extra – about what the battle really achieved. Whereas Rouzbeh Parsi, a historian who research Iran’s nuclear programme explains why the paradox round Iran’s intentions are partly a deliberate technique. But, he says, it’s one which has been a harmful gamble for the nation – and one which appears to have value them dearly. What is going to the Iranian regime do subsequent? Might it abandon its programme or will it resolve to race in the direction of making a bomb?
