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Amidst severe economic and domestic crises, the Iranian regime has once again deployed an official to showcase its nuclear capabilities and intentions.
The death of the Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last Saturday came as a strategic blow to the Iranian regime further weakening the already fragile theocracy. In this situation, the regime needs Western complacency more than ever to freely suppress internal dissent. Additionally, it would seek to divert attention from internal issues by interfering in the region and pursuing belligerent policies. Acquiring a nuclear weapon would serve this goal perfectly.