Deterrence against israel

Stockpiles of 60% enriched uranium likely unaffected by strikes

Enrichment may be primarily for bargaining incentive

Political will to maintain the threat of strikes

Fatwa against nuclear weapons

The bomb is an attractive deterrent against attacks

China Needs to keep Iran as a Proxy

Assumes Iran doesn’t already have 1+ Nukes - which is not what some analysts have been saying since the 1990s.