Does Tehran want the bomb? Some in DC say war has shifted Iran’s thinking.

After eight months of a war that decimated its leadership and impoverished the country, Iran appears more likely now to seek a nuclear weapon as a deterrent, analysts in Washington say.

多名華盛頓分析人士認為，持續八個月的戰爭讓伊朗更傾向於尋求核武器，因為常規威懾失效、溫和派領導層被清除、美國在談判期間動武削弱了互信。文章同時呈現外交重啓與軍事打擊兩種走向，並梳理伊朗面臨的拆除、武器化、重建至門檻水平三個選項。