Gate News bot reported that Shahpump Akbarzadeh, Director of the Middle East Studies Forum at Deakin University and Resident Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute (Doha), stated that the US strike on Iran will "strengthen" the necessity for the Iranian authorities to independently develop nuclear weapons for deterrence. He also predicted that the current regime will adopt a more "hardline stance" in domestic and international politics.
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Analysts: U.S. strikes will only strengthen Iran's determination to advance its nuclear program.
Gate News bot reported that Shahpump Akbarzadeh, Director of the Middle East Studies Forum at Deakin University and Resident Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute (Doha), stated that the US strike on Iran will "strengthen" the necessity for the Iranian authorities to independently develop nuclear weapons for deterrence. He also predicted that the current regime will adopt a more "hardline stance" in domestic and international politics.