Iran's 'Last Card' With Heart Attack... "With Greater Risk in the Middle East" [Now News]

Israel's military strike has taken a toll on Iran's air defenses and ballistic missile solid-fuel mix facilities, raising the possibility of Iran speeding up its nuclear weapons development.

The New York Times (NYT) reported on the 27th (local time) by analyzing the long-term aftermath of Israel's attack on Iran.

Israel has significantly reduced Iran's ballistic missile production capacity and destroyed Tehran's air defenses early on the 26th in retaliation for Iran's missile attacks.

The United States and Israel regard the attack as a "strategic success" and hope that the escalation will end without further retaliation against Iran.

However, it is pointed out that even if Iran refrains from retaliating against Israel and avoids escalation, it could put the Middle East at greater risk in the long run.

U.S. and Israeli officials have expressed concern that Iran could choose to develop nuclear weapons as its only defense after losing its air defenses.

Iran has steadily increased its uranium enrichment needed to develop nuclear weapons since the U.S. withdrew from the nuclear deal in 2018, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimates Iran currently has heavy-enriched uranium capable of making three to four nuclear weapons.

In the meantime, Iran's leadership, which has been directly hit by its ballistic missile production capability and even its air defense system, can eventually reach out to developing nuclear weapons, the last resort.

However, U.S. officials say it is expected to take at least 18 months for Iran to actually build a nuclear warhead, and there is no evidence so far that Iran has made a political decision to accelerate its nuclear development.


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