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What? Have you never heard of JCPOA?
Authoritarianism is a balancing act between not creating martyrs and making dissent dangerous. You can't do one without the other, so while the Iranian regime might (or might not) be acting suboptimally the concern is still its own survival.
It gets points with their base of support, but also every regime anywhere does irrational things. The question is how much, so even if this was irrational (which again isn't guaranteed) it doesn't contradict with the wider point.
[Citation needed]. Everything we have from the regime, both statements and actions, states otherwise. Iran can clearly deal significant damage to Israel using its missiles and drones, yet it only does so when threatened. Why would nukes be any different?
Iran is in direct competition with its Arab neighbors and Israel for regional supremacy; conflict between these camps is basically inevitable, especially with the Arab side being pro-America and Israel. Besides, their neighbors won't trade with them with Western sanctions in place, making this a moot point. Their support for these militias improves their image domestically and regionally (factions like Hamas and the Houthis are very popular in the Middle East), gives them regional power (Iraq and Lebanon being obvious examples, but also Syria when Assad was around), makes local US presence costly and allows them to open up new fronts against Israel basically on demand. Tf you mean illogical, it's downright genius (and very often evil, but that's not what we're talking about). Your position seems to hinge on the assumption that conflict is illogical, but there is such a thing as rational conflict. It's not like Iran hasn't tried to improve relations with its neighbors; it just does so on its own terms rather than America's. Your point is analogous to asking why Ukraine doesn't pursue better relations with Belarus.