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Iran Hardliners Push for Nuclear Weapons Amid Leadership Change
3/27/2026
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Story summary
- Hardliners intensify nuclear debates after the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) urges shifting policy and questions staying in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- Hardliners publicly call withdrawing from the NPT and developing weapons.
- A divide persists between hardliners and moderates on this approach.
- Analysts say Iran aims to retain quick bomb production with limited backlash.
