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Tehran might also make progress toward a nuclear bomb by withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or enriching uranium to 90%. Observers believe that Iran could produce enough highly enriched fissile material for a nuclear weapon within a few days if necessary. However, building an actual bomb would take more time. Even the production of a rudimentary nuclear...

Analysis: Iran intensely studying reasons behind Syrian leader's ouster amid fears of brewing revolution against Islamic regime; those looking for a sliver of hope for social and political reforms won't find it in Khamenei's rhetoric

"It's clear that Trump will try to re-impose his 'maximum pressure' strategy on Iran," says Dr Raz Zimmt, senior researcher at the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies and Tel Aviv University. "But I think he'll also try to engage Iran in renewed negotiations trying to convince Iran to roll back its nuclear capabilities."

“I don’t see any immediate threats to the stability of the regime,” adds Raz zimmt, a researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies and the Alliance Center for Iranian Studies at Tel Aviv University in Israel. “The partners of the scheme are now more vulnerable than ever. But this does not necessarily mean that Iran itself is exposed to some form of political...

In February 2013, Mehdi Taeb, a radical Iranian cleric, told a student conference supporting the Iranian regime that “Syria is Iran’s 35th province” and declared it held greater importance than Iran’s Khuzestan Province along the Persian Gulf. While his comments drew criticism in Iran, they reflected a deeply entrenched view within Iran’s leadership: extending influence...