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Rudaw Net
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Oil companies condemn attacks on Kurdistan Region fields
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Rudaw Net
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- Rudaw Net
Syrian army withdraws from Suwayda following deadly clashes
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Memri
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Iranian Security Expert Abolfazl Bazargan: Iran Must Build and Test a Large Nuclear Bomb; Tactical Device Is Not Enough - 'That Beautiful Mushroom Rise' Would Deter Enemies and Warn Tel Aviv; Iran's S
In an interview on the Khate Energy YouTube video posted on July 13-15, 2025, Iranian international security expert Abolfazl Bazargan discussed Iran's need for a large nuclear bomb that would serve as a deterrent. He said that smaller, tactical nuclear weapons are meant to be used but are not powerful enough, whereas larger bombs that can be tested would serve as an effective deterrent. He said that Iran needs to produce a large nuclear bomb, test it, and have 'that beautiful mushroom rise' which would tell Iran's enemy that if it continues its attacks and threatens Iran's existence, Tel Aviv will be next. He further claimed that Iran can absolutely build an atomic bomb, noting that, according to an IAEA report, Iran conducted a 'cold test' prior to 2003. Citing Dr. Fereydoon Abbasi, the former head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization who was assassinated during the June Iran‑Israel war, Bazargan said Iran had tested hypersonic missiles, ballistic missiles, ICBMs, and satellite launchers, and Iran could conceivably achieve the technology to develop a nuclear bomb. Bazargan concluded that Iran's survival, future, and territorial integrity depend on whether it obtains an atomic bomb, stating that an atomic bomb is not optional but a necessity.
