Rosemary Kelanic, head of the Middle East programme at the Washington-based think tank Defense Priorities, was among the most outspoken critics of the deal. Writing on social media, she branded the decision ‘especially idiotic’ to pursue in the middle of a war rooted in Iran’s nuclear programme, warning that it could carry serious consequences.
Kelanic argued that Washington’s position is difficult to sustain: taking military action against one nation over uranium enrichment while granting that same capability to Saudi Arabia, a country Iran has long viewed as a regional rival.
She also cautioned that the move could push Iran further towards pursuing nuclear weapons of its own, particularly as Tehran watched its chief regional rival being granted enrichment rights it had long been denied.
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