Iran has been working for years to develop nuclear weaponry. These efforts were halted by the nuclear agreement of P5+1 in 2015. However, when US President Donald Trump backed out of the deal in 2018, Iran resumed its efforts in this regard once again. The world is not ready for Iran to become a nuclear power, particularly Israel, which is the only country in the Middle East with nuclear capabilities as of now. Since Iran resumed its work in the building of its nuclear power, there have been many instances that have hindered their nuclear program.
Chief amongst them is the fire at Iran’s nuclear site at Natanz and the recent assassination of the head of Iran’s nuclear program, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. The fire at Natanz was not publically connected to Israel but there was ample evidence to prove that the Zionist regime was behind it. However, in the case with the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran has openly accused Israel of being the cause of this incident.
The world is not ready for Iran to become a nuclear power and Iran agreed to stop the work in that regard. The 2015 agreement of the P5+1 was the biggest step taken in this regard. However, Trump’s backing out of the deal and imposing economic sanctions on it again allowed Iran to continue the work in atomic development.
It is predicted that the government of President elect Joe Biden of the US will resolve the agreement, lifting the economic sanctions from Iran and preventing them from continuing their work in the nuclear field. Thus, Iran doesn’t want to do anything to sabotage the possibility of this deal, which is the biggest reason for no action in response to the repeated sabotage tactics.
The nuclear program of Iran is of immense importance as it can give Iran the power and control it wants in the world as well as boost its recognition and importance. Iran has repeatedly emphasized that the work in nuclear development is not for war purposes at all. Regardless, it is a daunting prospect as the world is already controlled largely by nuclear powers and to add Iran on to that list would be a shift in its relations with the world and particularly countries of the Middle East.
For the Middle East, it would be a power struggle between Iran and other countries such as Egypt, Israel, etc. Israel has openly said that Iran should not become a nuclear power and in doing so, it will cause instability and conflict in the region. In this regard, Israel has vowed to take any actions necessary.
Pakistan would also be affected by this as it shares a border with Iran. As of right now, Pakistan is the only Islamic country with nuclear power. If Iran succeeds and becomes a nuclear power, it could lessen Pakistan’s power and value to the world. However, the main decision that could affect the course of the nuclear program of Iran majorly is the deal with the US, which is highly likely to happen in the beginning of 2021, when Joe Biden takes office as President of the US.
