Iran’s Nuclear Crisis Has No Military Solution

Sina Azodi

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Even before Israel bombed the Iranian consulate complex in Damascus, Syria, earlier this month, conversations in Iran around its ability to develop a nuclear weapon—and its perceived necessity—had surged to an unprecedented level. In January 2024 on live TV, Mohammad Eslami, the current head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), was asked whether it was time for Iran to acquire nuclear weapons “or at least conduct a nuclear test.” While Eslami argued against acquiring nuclear weapons, citing Iran’s defense doctrine, the very posing of the question on Iran’s state television signals the growing internal debate about the utility of nuclear weapons.