“This Can’t Be a One-Off”: Why Hitting Fordow Risks Endless War

Would a U.S. or Israeli strike on Iran’s Fordow nuclear site end the threat — or make it worse?

Farzan Sabet argues it might delay Iran’s program by a year, but not stop it. Instead, it could push Iran to fully disperse its nuclear infrastructure and cut off IAEA oversight — making the program harder to track and easier to weaponize.

Murtaza Hussain warns that once oversight is lost, there’s no quick fix. Verification becomes nearly impossible without ground troops or a campaign of endless strikes. That’s how a “surgical strike” turns into long-term war.