Theory is Iran feels weakened and unstable due to more and more people there wanting what they see on Western TV and movies such as human rights, freedom, and a chance for a date with a Kardashian or Kate Upton lookalike.
The women there want a Mazda Miata they can drive to their college classes, their hijab free hair in the latest style from Glamour as they flirt with guys.
So tightlipped, humorless religious tyrants over them need to unite them all in hatred of Trump in a war .
Their American traitors called “Dems” support the Iranians all the way.
It’s a gamble for both sides. Weak, unpopular regimes often resort to war to gain public support but simultaneously as a rationale to suppress unpatriotic dissent.
Hitler in the bunker dreamed and fantasized over his V weapons and would not have hesitated to use an atomic bomb if he could. The cornered rat is always the most dangerous.
Iranian regime does not like the status quo and will settle only for war or concessions. The regime knows that if they back down, they will be out.
I would think that the only way the “regime” would back down is if they have a turncoat in the military. that could mount a coup. Who knows, there might be one.