On the Iran War, a Deep Disconnect Between Experts and Policymakers
Few Mideast scholars saw regime change or democracy as possible outcomes.
Read More“They’ll get mowed down”: Trump rebuffed Netanyahu idea to call for Iran uprising
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to call on Iranians to flood the streets to protest their government last week, but President Trump told him it was just too risky, two U.S. officials and an Israeli source said. “Why the hell should we tell people to take to the streets when they’ll just get mowed…
Read MoreTrump must attack Iran’s center of gravity
The Trump administration has systematically dismantled Iran’s conventional military and nuclear ambitions, but the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Basij remain intact, posing a direct threat to the Iranian people and standing in the way of regime change.
Read MoreWe attacked Iran with no clear plan for regime change, Israeli security sources say
If regime holds, control of enriched uranium may be ultimate measure of US-Israeli success, insiders sayMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael did not have a realistic plan for regime change when it attacked Iran, multiple Israeli security sources have said, with expectations that airstrikes could lead to a popular uprising having been driven by “wishful…
Read MoreIs Trump coming for Cuba?
We’re not even three months into 2026, and already it’s shaping up to be President Donald Trump’s year of regime change. He successfully removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January, he took the US to war with Iran late last month, and now he may be eying a new target: Cuba, which he told a…
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