Instead of deepening divisions, Israel’s assault appears to be reinforcing national unity across political lines.


Mohammad Eslami is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Minho, a visiting fellow of International Security at Dublin... City University, Ireland, and a Max Weber Fellow of International Security at European University Institute, Florence, Italy. He was also a fellow of Arms Control Negotiation Academy led by Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies of Harvard University. His research primarily focuses on the proliferation of conventional and unconventional weapons in the Middle East region.
Instead of deepening divisions, Israel’s assault appears to be reinforcing national unity across political lines.

The strikes meant to prevent Iran from going nuclear may instead push it to build the bomb.
![This picture shows a building damaged in an Israeli strike on Tehran on June 13, 2025, during a wave of attacks that hit about 100 targets [Meghdad Madadi/Tasnim News via AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AFP__20250613__629P264__v1__HighRes__IranIsraelConflictNuclear-1749818487.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)