Sen Cotton: Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions Threaten Global Stability, Embolden Terror GroupsPosted on June 16, 2025 Sen Tom Cotton on Life, Liberty and Levin. “Just imagine what they would do if they had the deterrent of a nuclear umbrella, and imagine what our friends in the Arab world would do as well. I don’t think they’d sit idly by while Iran had a nuclear weapon. So it would be a much more dangerous world for the United States and for peace and stability throughout the Middle East.”