https://apnews.com/article/iran-president-ebrahim-raisi-426c6f4ae2dd1f0801c73875bb696f48
Well, the crash and death of Ebrahim_Raisi has certainly added something to the mix.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/19/world/iran-president-crash
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nnd23d505o
https://ca.yahoo.com/news/did-irans-president-end-four-101525639.html
https://www.ft.com/content/6b09b0a7-68f0-4e5b-8353-f69fc9193ceb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebrahim_Raisi#Potential_successor_as_Supreme_Leader
https://www.britannica.com/place/Iran
Curious people might want to take a look at RoboCop_(2014_film). The movie doesn't clearly explain, but something has happened in Iran. A lot of Sci-Fi movies provide future glimpses of potential scenarios.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/addressing-irans-evolving-threats-to-us-interests
Could someday something thing big enough for the Western Military & very advanced robotics have to take over Iran? https://quincyinst.org/2024/02/03/beware-the-iran-pearl-harbor-moment
https://robocop.fandom.com/wiki/Tehran , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIk94MJS_Sc
https://www.e-ir.info/2014/02/24/robocop-and-iran Its just part of a movie, for now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop_(2014_film)#Plot
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/RoboCop2014
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/may/28/hear-me-out-why-2014-robocop-isnt-a-bad-movie
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/09/untangling-the-benefits-and-risks-of-biometrics The movie, RoboCop_(2014) opens with a robotic takeover of Iran. While using killer-robots to invade various regions or countries might be tempting, it could set a disturbing president.