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S1/E2: Revenge, Caution or Nuclear Breakout?

2024/10/1
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Iran's Gambit

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While Kayhan newspaper demands revenge and punitive action against Arab states and Israel's diplomatic representations abroad, the Revolutionary Guard and representatives of the technocratic elites urge caution. The intra-elite debate does not appear to be about use of force against Israel, but on the expediency of nuclear breakout to compensate for Lebanese Hezbollah's degraded capabilities.