How Iran's nuclear efforts could scale up after Gaza ceasefire

Dr Burcu Ozcelik, senior research fellow for Middle East security at the Royal United Services Institute, said it was “far from certain” that Tehran would seize the opportunity for de-escalation. She said that the Iranian leadership was split on the question of nuclear weapons... Dr Ozcelik said: “There is a divide in Iran on the question of how to approach the US and its allies on the question of its nuclear programme. President Pezeshkian has been more open to engagement with the West, whereas the IRGC and more conservative actors lobby for a hard-line approach as the country braces for the ‘hyper’ maximum pressure offensive that president Trump has threatened.”