“Washington would be wise not to miss the signal amid the noise. Khamenei's hyperbole about a crushing response against Israel is rooted in a cognizance of his regime's weakness, not strength. But this marks the second time since Israel's retaliation against the Islamic Republic that the regime's most powerful person has also issued veiled threats about pursuing nuclear weapons. As Khamenei sees the conventional deterrent architecture he has overseen for the past two decades go up in smoke over the past few months, the imperative of nuclear saber rattling and putting the Islamic Republic in prime position to acquire a nuclear weapon is rapidly growing.” — Behnam Ben Taleblu https://bird.makeup/@fdd/1853181658423308685
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