The senior orientalist: "If Iran wants to live - it needs nuclear weapons"
Prof. Eyal Zisser claims that in Iran they no longer hide the aspiration for nuclear weapons in order to achieve immunity from external attacks in the future, and added that the US is demonstrating eagerness…
Assessment
A senior Israeli academic argues that Iran's nuclear ambitions are now openly driven by a survival calculus, seeking immunity from external attacks. This framing shifts the debate from whether Iran wants a bomb to why it believes it must have one. The professor's claim that the U.S. is desperate for a deal at any price adds tension, suggesting Washington's approach may be enabling the very outcome it seeks to prevent.