Iran’s desire for nuclear weapons has only been spurred on by US strikes

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As leaked US intelligence suggests Trump’s strikes only put Iran’s nuclear programme back by a few months, Tehran will feel the incentive to secure a weapon more than ever, world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes from Tel Aviv

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e have entered a new rogue order. The rules-based order that underpins international relations, helped the birth of modern Israel and held back annihilation during the Cold War, has finally been blown away.