The only way Israel can possibly take out Iran's most heavily fortified Fordow nuclear enrichment facility - with Trump's help

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'Without active US military participation, Israel's operational ceiling remains constrained,' said Dr Andreas Krieg, an expert in Middle East security and senior lecturer at King's College London's School of Security Studies, told MailOnline.

'Destroying Iran's deeply fortified sites like Fordow or Isfahan requires bunker-busting capabilities that only the United States currently possesses. Israel cannot ensure the decisive elimination of Iran's enrichment capability without them.'

Krieg also claimed that continued attacks by Israel may have the opposite of their intended effect.

Going after Iran's nuclear programme could 'reinforce Tehran's belief that a nuclear deterrent is not only justified but essential for regime survival'.

'Rather than halting Iran's nuclear trajectory, the strikes may serve as a powerful vindication of the logic that drives Iran's long-term nuclear ambition - deterrence through capability,' he said.

Period	18 Jun 2025
Held at	Daily Mail, United Kingdom