We can not think of Iran as a monolith. Some in Iran see nuclear weapons as essential for their national security while others see them as a waste of time and more trouble than they are worth. As long as the belligerence between Iran and the rest of the world continues, there will remain a compelling argument that Iran needs nuclear weapons to remain safe.

Once again, I would like to propose that the battle line is horizontal rather than vertical. The battle is not between Iranians and the rest of the world, it is between the small-minded and the problem solvers. As in so many other conflicts, the small-minded have the ability to work together. Fox news and the some Republicans in the U.S. Congress will say we can not trust the Mullahs so we should not negotiate.  The Mullahs will prove them right by trying any way they can to cheat. The Mullahs will use the belligerence as their excuse and the Republicans and the Israelis will essentially support the legitimacy of their argument.

Dichotomous thinking spreads like a virus and reverberates like the world is one big echo chamber. Step one is to recognize this process.