Tehran accelerates hidden missile program amid rising tensions

Tehran accelerates hidden missile program amid rising tensions

Since the Iranian regime effectively removed the constraints imposed by the 2015 nuclear deal, it has accelerated its missile programme at a pace that reflects a government surviving on threats. This missile programme no longer appears to be a conventional deterrence strategy; rather, it is a security façade the regime uses to mask structural failures, all while the country sinks deeper into economic, social and institutional crisis. Instead of …