Washington Post: Was the Iranian nuclear program actually destroyed? | policy

The Washington Post asked any descriptions “destroyed, exhausted or incomplete” is more appropriate to describe the case Iranian nuclear program After the American strikes? Noting that the answer to this question that disturbed Washington over the past week will determine the result of the conflict with Iran.

The newspaper pointed out – in its editorial – that if the American strike “eliminated” the entire Iranian nuclear program, the American President insists on Donald TrumpThe United States will have proven its ability to destroy Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons whenever it wants, and therefore diplomacy remains necessary so that Washington does not have to bomb Iran regularly to prevent it from rebuilding its nuclear program, which requires Tehran to accept concessions, and perhaps to abandon its nuclear ambitions.

But if the American strike does not result in complete destruction, Iran may feel its ability to defend its nuclear program in the face of overwhelming American fireworks, and thus the size of the damage will determine the extent of Tehran’s ability to resist American attempts, in which case diplomacy is necessary, and negotiations will be more difficult for Trump.

But the facts are not clear at the present time – as the newspaper says – and the leaked defense intelligence report indicates that the American strike hindered the Iranian nuclear program for only a few months, so Iran can return to enriching more nuclear fuel, in addition to its stock that is likely to be transferred to a safe place, even if it is devices Central expulsion It has been destroyed, because Tehran’s technical experience has been erased for decades.

The need to resume talks

Although Trump seems ready to re -communicate with Iran diplomatically, Iran refuses to negotiate with Washington until now, and its deputies have passed a bill to suspend cooperation with Inspectors International Atomic Energy AgencyAnd she may not be in a hurry to return to the talks, pending that she recovers from two weeks of harsh air strikes that destroyed her military leadership and caused severe damage to her energy infrastructure.

The newspaper considered that the resumption of talks is necessary, especially if the United States has not destroyed the Iranian nuclear capacity, and it would be wise for Trump to provide incentives while retaining the option of more military action, and that the goal remains focused on curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions instead of expanding the scope of targets to the point that the negotiations make more difficult.

And if Iran is determined to continue its civil nuclear program, as you say, then – according to the newspaper – this must be achieved with international partners under strict control, accurate searches and restrictions at the level of enriched uranium allowed to possess it, with the need to force it to reveal what is hidden and abandon it, in exchange for a gradual reduction in the sanctions that paralyzed its economy, and promised to restore billions of dollars from its frozen assets in all Throughout the world.

In the absence of a diplomatic solution, the best scenario – according to the Washington Post – is that the United States and Israel play a game “beating the mole” in the long term, in an ongoing attempt to find and destroy the suspected nuclear sites, knowing that Iran, after it was humiliated, will create more creative ways to hide and protect its nuclear program.