Israel's Security Agency's Fear of Possible Change in Iran's Nuclear Doctrine

Israel's Security Agency's Fear of Possible Change in Iran's Nuclear Doctrine 🔹According to the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies, "Zemit," Iran has been trying to reach a nuclear threshold capability for decades, while simultaneously refraining from the actual development of nuclear weapons. However, two attacks by the U.S. and Israel have strengthened calls for reassessing the nuclear doctrine. 🔹Zemit states that proponents of policy change argue that the erosion of the resistance axis, limitations on missile deterrence, and damage to the nuclear program have proven that only nuclear weapons can guarantee the regime's survival and prevent future attacks. 🔹According to this institute, there is a perception in Tehran that the country's main strategic asset is not necessarily the nuclear option, but its control over the Strait of Hormuz. This enables Iran to influence the global energy market alongside its conventional military capabilities in the missile and drone domains, and to establish geostrategic deterrence of significant importance.