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Home / Israel-Iran / If Iran truly wanted nuclear weapons they would have pursued them already, analyst says
Israel‑Iran, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Nuclear weapons

June 19, 2025

If Iran truly wanted nuclear weapons they would have pursued them already, analyst says

FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen speaks to Rosemary Kelanic, Director of the Middle East programme at Defence Priorities, about the war between Israel and Iran. She says that Iran has kept uranium enrichment at 60% for years, never progressing to the 90% threshold for nuclear weapons use, and by doing so is signalling that its nuclear program is ‘a barganing tool’ to lift sanctions and be reintegrated in the international community.

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Rosemary
Kelanic

Director, Middle East Program

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