Defending Iran’s right to civilian nuclear power against the hostility of former colonial powers and Israel has been popular, but galloping inflation, which saw the rial formally devalued this week, is fueling discontent with a ruling class that is also accused of corruption and putting its own interests first.
Meir Javedanfar, an Iran analyst based in Israel, said the parliament’s threats were a potentially risky strategy.
“Iran has to be careful here,” he said. “If this turns out to be yet another bluff, it could damage its deterrence posture as its adversaries could stop taking its threats seriously, but, on the other hand, if Iran does actually go through with its threat, it would reduce its own dwindling oil income.”
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