Hear it from the other side...
60 years of nuclear ambition.
22 years of sanctions.
12 days of war and bombardment.
What is Iran’s nuclear project really about — energy, survival, or sovereignty?
And did the most recent war push it across the final line?
This documentary traces the full arc — from oil and the Shah’s dream, to secret enrichment sites, assassinations, sabotage, the JCPOA, and the 12-Day War of 2025.
At its core lies one question: after everything — why wouldn’t Iran take the next step?
-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
0:00 – Intro
1:42 – Anglo-Iranian Oil
2:31 – 1953 Coup
4:00 – Atoms for Peace
6:46 – Western Restrictions
10:04 – 1979 Revolution
11:01 – Post-Revolution Fallout
13:16 – Shadows of the 1990s
14:27 – 2000s & Axis of Evil
18:55 – The Saadabad Talks (Iran–E3)
20:24 – Ahmadinejad 2005
21:26 – 20% Enrichment
23:49 – Shadow War
27:45 – Sanctions
29:49 – A Tale of Two Irans (Principalists vs Reformists)
32:38 – The 2013 Election
33:25 – The Deal (JCPoA)
36:51 – The Disrupter (Trump Rises)
38:38 – The Libya Model
39:31 – Withdrawal (JCPoA Collapse)
42:38 – 2020: Assassinations & Escalation
45:54 – Threshold State (60% Enrichment)
47:34 – Fordo
48:36 – Fast-Forward Years
51:24 – Trump Returns (2024)
54:28 – Talks in Oman & Rome (2025)
56:08 – The 12-Day War
1:02:18 – Outro: The Question
60 years of nuclear ambition.
22 years of sanctions.
12 days of war and bombardment.
What is Iran’s nuclear project really about — energy, survival, or sovereignty?
And did the most recent war push it across the final line?
This documentary traces the full arc — from oil and the Shah’s dream, to secret enrichment sites, assassinations, sabotage, the JCPOA, and the 12-Day War of 2025.
At its core lies one question: after everything — why wouldn’t Iran take the next step?
-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
0:00 – Intro
1:42 – Anglo-Iranian Oil
2:31 – 1953 Coup
4:00 – Atoms for Peace
6:46 – Western Restrictions
10:04 – 1979 Revolution
11:01 – Post-Revolution Fallout
13:16 – Shadows of the 1990s
14:27 – 2000s & Axis of Evil
18:55 – The Saadabad Talks (Iran–E3)
20:24 – Ahmadinejad 2005
21:26 – 20% Enrichment
23:49 – Shadow War
27:45 – Sanctions
29:49 – A Tale of Two Irans (Principalists vs Reformists)
32:38 – The 2013 Election
33:25 – The Deal (JCPoA)
36:51 – The Disrupter (Trump Rises)
38:38 – The Libya Model
39:31 – Withdrawal (JCPoA Collapse)
42:38 – 2020: Assassinations & Escalation
45:54 – Threshold State (60% Enrichment)
47:34 – Fordo
48:36 – Fast-Forward Years
51:24 – Trump Returns (2024)
54:28 – Talks in Oman & Rome (2025)
56:08 – The 12-Day War
1:02:18 – Outro: The Question
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