No they are not. What is happening is that the Iranian govt. has realized that President Trump is not a warrior president interested in bloodshed, so they are using that opportunity kujipiga kifua kama kijana mdogo @Mzee mzima .
Inaitwa ku flex.
And when you flex the citizens support the govt. even more which is quite important for the continued survival of the Iranian govt.
Personally I have no beef with the Iranian people themselves, they appear quite friendly and all but govt. yao ndio meffi. It sells false propaganda to the citizens about non existent enemies ndio wao wenyewe wasiwai toka in power.
Just like socialism to remain in power forever you must create a non existent, existential threat and scare the people to believe that you are the only one capable of protecting them against the false boogeyman in this case the U.S and her allies.
And then proceed to waste good money on nukes to fight the false boogeyman. Rule nymber one of staying in power : scare the people.
Rule number two : ALWAYS PLAY THE VICTIM!
Always pretend that you are the one being attacked and you have done nothing at all. Socialists are experts at this and the Iranian brotherhood borrows very heavily from socialism. Wewe ndio umekosewa, wewe ndio unaonewa.
Start building a nuke to hit Israel but twist the narrative to : “Why can’t we have nukes? The uranium is for peaceful green energy only… why are you picking on us… we only want to defend ourselves…”
U.S : So the uranium is not for green power?
IRAN : Why do you care what we use it for? We are a sovereign nation!
U.S : It says here in your charter very clearly that you will end zionism and her supporters in one final blow!
IRAN : That was a long time ago. We only desire green energy and maendeleo today, stop picking on us!
U.S. : But we can see the enrichment facility clearly here on these maps and you hired these well known nuclear bomb scientists…
IRAN : Those maps are photoshop. Iran is peaceful country. We only desire to defend ourselves against our aggressors!
U.S. : Who are these aggressors?
IRAN : We do not need to answer such questions. Iran has faced persecution from hostile enemies for many centuries we only desire to protect ourselves…
U.S :So you won’t stop enrichment?
IRAN :Iran is a sovereign country with human rights and only desires peace.
U.S : Who is attacking you?
IRAN :Future enemies!