In a statement on October 15, the Defense and Strategic Research Commission of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) announced that Iranian regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has ordered the acceleration and completion of the production of nuclear weapons to ensure the regime’s survival. According to the statement, “Ali Khamenei, simultaneously with Massoud Pezeshkian taking office, has ordered the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to complete and accelerate the project of building nuclear bombs. Preparations in the parliament, Friday prayers, and the positions of experts and officials of the dominant faction of the regime are all in this direction.”

The “preparation” referred to in the statement includes:

– A statement of Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini, who emphasized on October 5 that “our military deterrence must rise to a higher level.”

– A letter from 39 regime Majlis (parliament) members on October 9, urging the regime’s Supreme National Security Council to “change the defense doctrine” and incorporate nuclear weapons into........

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