{"id":324831,"date":"2024-10-09T10:10:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T09:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=324831"},"modified":"2024-10-09T11:43:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T10:43:38","slug":"iranian-regime-escalates-nuclear-threats-as-diplomatic-efforts-and-calls-for-islamic-unity-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/iranian-regime-escalates-nuclear-threats-as-diplomatic-efforts-and-calls-for-islamic-unity-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Regime Escalates Nuclear Threats as Diplomatic Efforts and Calls for Islamic Unity Fail"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Three-minute read<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The clerical regime in Iran, frustrated by a series of military setbacks and the failure of its diplomatic efforts, combined with the waning influence of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s calls<\/a> for Islamic unity against the “common enemy of the Islamic Ummah,” has now turned to nuclear threats. However, this narrative serves as a smokescreen for the regime\u2019s longstanding strategy of using nuclear threats to extract concessions from the West, a tactic it has honed over decades.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On October 8, in an article titled <\/span>“<\/span><\/i>Rising Call for Nukes<\/span><\/i><\/a>,”<\/span><\/i> the <\/span>Tehran Times<\/span><\/i> quotes a young Iranian frustrated with the regime’s ongoing suffering under sanctions, saying, \u201cI don\u2019t understand why we haven\u2019t just developed nuclear weapons, since we\u2019ve already paid the price for it anyway.\u201d This carefully curated narrative aims to depict the regime\u2019s nuclear ambitions as a reluctant but necessary response to external threats like Israel, sidestepping Iran\u2019s own regional aggression and internal failures.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, Hassanali Akhlaqi, a member of the regime\u2019s parliament, revealed in an interview that <\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/b>the Supreme Leader\u2019s fatwa [concerning nuclear weapons] remains in place, but in Shia jurisprudence, time and circumstances can lead to changes in rulings, allowing secondary rulings to replace primary ones.\u201d <\/span>Ekhlaqi also noted that 39 parliament members had signed a letter urging the Supreme National Security Council to \u201creview and update the country\u2019s defense strategy accordingly.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In light of @iaeaorg<\/a> BoG resolution on the #Iranian<\/a> regime's misconduct and failure to cooperate with the @UN<\/a> watchdog, it's crucial to revisit over 3 decades of secretive activities and the NCRI's constant efforts to prevent a nuclear-armed pariah state.https:\/\/t.co\/EiJenAsaiU<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/lvD6qbumiY<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qcXZLwOPO7<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) June 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n