The question, then, is why has Iran walked the precipice for so long by building a visible breakout capability bound to spook the West, Israel, and its Arab neighbors? The answer, I believe, is overwhelmingly national pride – its peoples’ desire to demonstrate that Iran is a power to be reckoned with, a country that has impressive technical prowess, and that there are limits to its willingness to suffer international humiliation.
于是，问题在于伊朗为何要在如此长的时间里铤而走险，摆出一副显而易见的突破驾驶，惊动西方、以色列和阿拉伯邻国？我认为，答案在于无法抵抗的国家骄傲——伊朗人民渴望证明伊朗是一个不可小觑的力量，是一个拥有惊人技术实力的国家，并且伊朗承受国际羞辱的忍耐力是有限度的。