Iran’s regime is still intact – the coming days will show if it can hold out

Iran’s regime is still intact – the coming days will show if it can hold out

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Videos showed pockets of celebration in major Iranian cities. Similar scenes unfolded among large parts of the Iranian diaspora abroad. For many, the elimination of the supreme leader appeared to represent a historic rupture – an opening that years of civil resistance had failed to achieve on its own.

Both the US president and Israel’s prime minister used direct language in their public statements following the strikes. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to seize the opportunity to “take over your government”. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu echoed the theme, arguing that regime change is both desirable and attainable.

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