Iran has the potential to develop a nuclear weapon once the deal with the US closes, making it "by far the most significant security challenge to the United States, its allies, and its interests in the greater Middle East," and a bigger risk to US security than perhaps Shia or Al-Qaeda, warns the Heritage Foundation in a new threat assessment. This follows concerns from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Michael Singh, who pointed out that "while Iran's nuclear weapons capability will grow, the tools available to the United States to counter and contain it will be diminished." Iran also poses a cyber security threat and sponsors militias and terrorist groups such as Hezbollah.
Iran has the potential to develop a nuclear weapon once the deal with the US closes, making it "by far the most significant security challenge to the United States, its allies, and its interests in the greater Middle East," and a bigger risk to US security than perhaps ISIS or Al-Qaeda, warns the Heritage Foundation in a new threat assessment. This follows concerns from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Michael Singh, who pointed out that "while Iran's nuclear weapons capability will grow, the tools available to the United States to counter and contain it will be diminished." Iran also poses a cyber security threat and sponsors militias and terrorist groups such as Hezbollah.