Iran has made its nuclear threat clear

As talks to restart the 2015 Iran nuclear deal flounder in Vienna and Iran admits that it now enriches uranium up to 60% (an enrichment level of around 5% is sufficient for reactor fuel), many Western academics and analysts appear to have given up.

“I’d take my chances with a nuclear-armed Iran,” nonproliferation specialist Jeffrey Lewis tweeted, suggesting that outcome would be better than chancing military strikes. Even some conservatives question whether Iran’s motives are certain, let alone dangerous.