"An unavoidable necessity": In Iran they are already talking openly about the bomb

Since the elimination of Khamenei, the open call in Iran to change the nuclear doctrine and pursue nuclear weapons has been growing. The Assembly of Experts has determined that this is a "public and national demand." Meanwhile, the IAEA admitted it does not know where the enrichment facility in Isfahan is located, and Iran holds 440.9 kg of uranium enriched to 60%.

Since the elimination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the open call in Iran to change the nuclear doctrine and pursue nuclear weapons has been growing. Members of parliament, clerics, and media outlets present this as a "demand of the people." Last Thursday, the Assembly of Experts, the body that elects the Supreme Leader, published an official statement determining that considering withdrawal from the NPT and changing the doctrine has become "an unavoidable necessity and a public and national demand." Meanwhile, the IAEA admitted in a confidential report that it does not know where the enrichment facility that Iran declared in Isfahan is located, and cannot determine that no nuclear material has been diverted. According to the agency's assessment, Iran holds 440.9 kg of uranium enriched to 60% – a short distance from weapons-grade level. The article links the discourse in Tehran to the weakening of American legitimacy for war following the Republican defeat in the midterm elections.