Iranian hardliners call for nuclear weapons after Khamenei's death

Following the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who had issued a fatwa prohibiting nuclear weapons, Iranian hardliners are publicly urging weaponization of the country's enrichment program. This marks a potential reversal of a long-standing doctrinal constraint, though it remains unclear whether the clerical establishment or military command will endorse the shift. If adopted, it would sharply escalate proliferation risk and regional crisis dynamics.