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Despite massive US attack and death of ayatollah, regime change in Iran is unlikely

  • Written by Donald Heflin, Executive Director of the Edward R. Murrow Center and Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageA group of demonstrators in Tehran wave Iranian flags in support of the government on Feb. 28, 2026AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

After the largest buildup of U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades, American and Israeli military forces launched a massive assault on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026.

President Donald Trump has called the attacks “m...

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