AnewZ interview with experts: Iran will pursue nuclear aspirations even after Israel's strikes

After Israel's strikes on Iran, the resolve of official Tehran is likely to only strengthen - including on the issue of withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), nuclear energy expert from the Harvard Kennedy School Matthew Bunn told AnewZ TV, Report informs.

"This [Israel's strike on June 13] may push Iran even more strongly toward creating nuclear weapons. I assume that Tehran will try to move the program into deep secrecy. If I had to place a bet, I would say: unfortunately, the probability that Iran will obtain a nuclear bomb within the next ten years increases rather than decreases after this strike. Iran will likely become even more determined, expel international inspectors, withdraw from the NPT, and continue development at closed facilities," he noted.

A similar position was voiced to the Azerbaijani TV channel AnewZ by Professor Mohammad Marandi of Tehran University.

He emphasized that Iran's response would be devastating and will cause deep regret for Israel: "Iran will punish the Israeli regime."

"I hope [US President Donald] Trump has enough common sense not to interfere in this, because we all know that most of the world's oil and gas is produced in the Persian Gulf region. If American bases are located in countries on the other side of the Persian Gulf, if the United States attacks Iran, these tiny Arab dictatorships will become accomplices. And this will lead to a situation in the oil market that will cause the collapse of the global economy. Therefore, I think you should pray that Trump has enough common sense not to interfere in this," said the professor.