
Al Jazeera · Mar 2, 2026 · Collected from RSS
Former US diplomat Henry Ensher warns future Iranian leadership may see a nuclear deterrent as a defensive necessity.
‘This war might push Iran to a bomb faster.’Quotable“New Iranian regimes learn: to avoid invasion, get a nuclear weapon.” Henry Ensher, a former US diplomat, warns that while he expects this round of fighting to wind down and negotiations to resume, the strikes may convince any future Iranian leadership that only a nuclear deterrent can stop invasions and airstrikes.Published On 2 Mar 2026