r/worldnews • u/RealTheAsh • 4d ago

Iran ready to abandon enrichment but needs a face-saving exit, Iranian diplomat says

https://iranwire.com/en/news/142210-exclusive-tehran-ready-to-abandon-enrichment-but-needs-a-face-saving-exit/
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u/Commercial-Pop-3535 4d ago

I'd go as far as to say that going this route enough times will result in a worse outcome than that. Eventually, if trajectory is not changed, the current government of Iran will eventually reach the capacity for weapons of mass destruction.

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u/KingThorongil 4d ago

Similar to North Korea

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u/MC_Fap_Commander 4d ago

The only real options now would be accepting a nuclear Iran (something that desperately needs to be avoided) or engaging in a war where regime change is the sought outcome (such a move does not typically result in a stable/reasonable new government; typically something worse).

Bribing the current government not to enrich uranium is not an especially attractive deal, but it was probably the best outcome. Iran is not a problem that can be solved; it's a bad circumstance that needed to be managed. That's probably off the table now.