Iran’s regime endures despite major US strike, experts say
TL;DR
Despite the largest US-led assault in decades and reports (later confirmed) of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, The Conversation interview with diplomat Donald Heflin argues regime change in Iran remains unlikely: large-scale U.S. ground intervention is improbable, popular uprisings are unlikely, and Iran’s entrenched leadership and Revolutionary Guards suggest the regime would endure, with leadership shifts likely to occur from within rather than through collapse.
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- An Attack on Iran Carries Risks for the U.S., Experts Say The New York Times
- US military builds up the largest force of warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades AP News
- February 27, 2026 - Trump administration updates CNN
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