Iran was 'running to the bomb'. Some say it's now in a nuclear sprint

Jason Brodsky is the policy director at United Against a Nuclear Iran (UANI), a US-based not-for-profit which bills itself as "formed to combat the threats posed by the Islamic Republic". He's studied the region extensively, and believes these latest attacks could have set Iran's nuclear program back "years". He described Mr Trump's decision to order the US bombings at the weekend as a "gutsy move". "It will change Iran in many ways as well," Mr Brodsky told the ABC. "I was always concerned about eroded American deterrence vis-a-vis Tehran. "I think they took advantage of America's self-deterrence after the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, and other deeply divisive wars that took place during that time. "The Islamic Republic thought it could get away with murder — with everything. "The United States sent a very loud message that we are not going to be deterring ourselves any more with respect to your nuclear program and your proxy activities," he said.