Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say

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4. That's the thing about existential threats like regime change....

The party being threatened has nothing to lose going all out to retain their position. And precisely the reason they want nuclear weapons. Just ask Kim. They're the ultimate insurance against regime change. When Shitler tires of this and moves on, Iran will crash course functional nukes and delivery systems. There will be no regime change since that takes a step Shitler can't make and he knows it. Full invasion. And no, we're not going into a country nearly the size of Western Europe and spirit away the 440 kg of enriched material, wherever the hell it might be hiding. Even the US doesn't have that level of capabilities.