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Iran Displays Weapons Amidst Rising Regional Tensions and Domestic Concerns

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Iran has intensified its public display of military power, including weapons training for citizens and showcasing ballistic missiles, amidst rising regional tensions and domestic economic pressures. This display is analyzed as a response to potential US military action and an effort to bolster pro-government sentiment amid growing public concern over inflation and job losses.

• Iranian Revolutionary Guards are training the public to use assault rifles, and military vehicles and machine guns have been displayed on Tehran's streets.
• A ballistic missile, similar to those used against Israel, was displayed at a mass wedding ceremony.
• Public concern in Iran is growing due to rising inflation, business closures, job losses, and increased prices for food and medicine.
• Amnesty International has termed the alleged encouragement of children as young as 12 to serve at security checkpoints by some hardline groups as a war crime.
• US forces recently boarded and searched an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman suspected of violating US sanctions.