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Iran's Hardliners Intensify Calls for Nuclear Weapons Post-Khamenei
Following Khamenei's death, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other hardline officials are reportedly gaining control and intensifying their calls for a shift in nuclear policy towards acquiring nuclear weapons as a security guarantee, with sources confirming these ramped-up demands.
26 Mar, 22:32 — 27 Mar, 04:16
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hindustan-timesMostly Factual54d ago
Iran nuclear program: What remains after Israeli and US strikes in 2025 and 2026?
Reconstruction efforts are ongoing in Iran, while hardliners advocate for nuclear weapon development.
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Iran hard-liners ramp up calls for a nuclear bomb, sources say
While Western countries have long believed that Iran wants the bomb, it has always denied that, saying former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had banned nuclear weapons.
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First report: la-repubblica · 26 Mar, 22:00|Full coverage: 4 · 6h|Window: 6h
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