> their highest moral authority banned them from doing that This means nothing. Iran says one thing publicly, then privately does another. Ayatollah Ali Khamen

> their highest moral authority banned them from doing that This means nothing. Iran says one thing publicly, then privately does another. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his country will not develop ballistic missiles with a range exceeding 2,000 kilometers [0]; yet they secretly developed missiles with a range of 4,000 km [1]. [0] https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2017-12/news/irans-leader-sets-missile-range-limit https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2017-12/news/irans-leader-se... [1] https://www.sipri.org/commentary/topical-backgrounder/2026/what-does-reported-attack-diego-garcia-tell-us-about-irans-missile-capabilities-qa-dr-markus https://www.sipri.org/commentary/topical-backgrounder/2026/w...