The publication of a handwritten note attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei, alongside moves to call for changing the ruling that bans the construction of an atomic bomb, once again highlights divisions within the Islamic Republic over nuclear policy and how to deal with the United States and Israel.

Kamyar Behrang, a member of the editorial staff of Iran International, said that the Islamic Republic wants to use its nuclear threat to gain concessions without paying the costs of building or testing a bomb.