We know that the US and Israeli strikes did a lot less damage than what they claimed. Especially Iran’s supply of enriched uranium. Best guess is that this mumbling incoherence means that there’s intel that Iran is moving ahead with trying to assemble a functional weapon.
Because he’s a leader, not a politician. A lot of good leaders choose more lucrative careers. Then they can buy up milquetoast politicians and avoid the trouble. This guy is breaking the mold and the country desperately needs it right now.
Seems like a deputy mayor or city council might be a better idea than a military administration. But, I don’t know anything about local Ukrainian politics.