Alan Eyre says Iran could now be more determined to pursue a nuclear weapon

What was said

"Unfortunately and paradoxically, they could now be more determined to build a nuclear weapon than they were before these two wars. Before these two wars, US intelligence, and this has been out in open source, has said they were a nuclear hedge state."

Former US State Department Persian-language spokesperson Alan Eyre argues that, after the conflicts he references, Iran “could now be more determined” to build a nuclear weapon than before. He says US intelligence had previously assessed Iran as a “nuclear hedge state” rather than actively building a weapon, but suggests Iranian leaders may now see a stronger need for deterrence.