US officials sceptical of Iran regime change after Khamenei killing, sources say

Following ⁠the killing of Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, many senior US ⁠officials remain sceptical that the US and Israeli military operation against the Islamic Republic would lead to a regime change in the near term. Before and after the start of the attack, US officials, including US President Donald Trump, had suggested that toppling the nation’s repressive governing system was one of several US goals, in addition to crippling Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear...


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