A coalition of well-known think tanks and activist groups in the United States, including the Vandenberg Coalition and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, have warned that the Iranian regime’s nuclear program has reached a critical stage, and the Iranian government could produce enough enriched uranium to build several nuclear weapons within a few days.
This comes as global attention is focused on the war between Israel and Hamas, a group supported by the Iranian regime in the Gaza Strip, and also on the U.S. presidential elections this year, 2024. Meanwhile, Tehran has continuously increased its nuclear activities and uranium enrichment.
These groups have published a report, urging the next U.S. president to rapidly develop “credible military options” to prevent the Iranian regime from acquiring nuclear weapons and to adopt a “coherent and comprehensive strategy” to counter the threats posed by Iran’s nuclear program and its destabilizing activities.
In their joint report, they further emphasize that the time for diversion and ignoring these threats is over and that the policies of Joe Biden’s administration towards the Iranian regime have been ineffective.
This report, supported by nine think tanks and activist groups in the field of foreign policy, highlights growing concern among a broad segment of the U.S. foreign policy community about the Biden administration’s reluctance to confront Iran’s regime.
The suggestions of these groups for the next U.S. president include the following:
- Gathering other Western countries to sanction Tehran’s nuclear activities and reimposing a set of economic measures that were initially lifted by the United Nations as part of the 2015 nuclear deal.
- Preparing the United States Department of Defense, the Pentagon, to swiftly implement military options if deterrence fails.
- Countering Tehran’s foreign influence campaign by disclosing classified information and prosecuting Iranian regime officials involved in efforts to kill Iranian dissidents and American officials.
- Paying more attention to the Iranian regime’s proxy terrorist groups and holding Iran accountable for their actions.
- Increasing public support for opposition forces against the Iranian regime within Iran.
The report warns that the Iranian regime’s advanced nuclear program, along with its full range of destabilizing activities, demonstrates the urgent need for a coherent and comprehensive strategy to counter these threats.
