London, Jan. 13 -- Amid rising tensions and reports that the United States military is weighing its "options" concerning the Iran conflict, Iran expert Burzine Waghmar on Tuesday (local time) said a "desperate, insecure regime" in Iran may "lash out" to deflect attention from its internal failures.

Speaking to ANI in London, Waghmar, who is associated with the Centre for Iranian Studies (CIS) at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University, warned that Tehran could resort to aggressive external actions as a diversion from mounting domestic crises, including widespread protests, economic collapse and deep public anger against the regime.

"A desperate, insecure regime could lash out. The Iranian regime only knows h...