INTERVIEW: What will Iran do next?

Damage at the Isfahan nuclear technology centre after US airstrikes

Damage at the Isfahan nuclear technology centre after US airstrikes Source: AAP

The world is waiting to see what Iran's response will be to the US strikes on its nuclear sites. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the attacks were an "outrageous, grave, and unprecedented violation" of the U-N charter and international law. He says Iran is weighing its options for retaliation and would consider diplomacy only after carrying out its response to the US strikes on its nuclear sites. The US insists the attacks did not target Iranian troops or people, maintaining the mission was not designed to force regime change in Tehran, just to end Iran's nuclear capabilities. Shahram Akbarzadeh is Professor of Middle East & Central Asian Politics and director of the Middle East Forum at Deakin University. In this One on One episode, he's talking to SBS's Rena Sarumpaet about what steps Iran may take next,


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