US Intelligence’s Stark Warning: Regime Change in Iran Remains Unlikely Despite War’s Escalation
(By Khalid Masood) Introduction The US-Israeli military operation against Iran, codenamed Operation Epic Fury and launched on 28 February 2026, has produced striking early results. In the opening days, Israeli forces eliminated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a precision airstrike on his fortified Tehran compound. Subsequent waves of strikes have targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard…