The problem with Iran acquiring nuclear weapons is not primarily that Iran is a 'crazy theocracy' that would use them, but that any country with nuclear weapons changes regional dynamics and allows it to support proxies (Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah) with impunity, destabilizing the entire Middle East.

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Speaker

Peter Teal

Evidence Quote

even if Iran doesn't use them just having them will somehow change the whole playing field...you could not retaliate against Iran

Source

Peter Thiel on the Triumph of the Counter-ElitesThe Free Press
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:46:09 AM

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