Iran’s Post-Regime Possibilities
Mike Watson
June 21, 2025The most recent stage of the conflict Iran began on Oct. 7 is into its second week, and the Islamic Republic is getting routed. Israeli aircraft soar freely above Iran as the mullahs, their remaining commanders, and their nuclear scientists dart furtively from one hiding hole to the next. The Israelis have reportedly destroyed two-thirds of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers, Tehran’s drones have been completely ineffective, and its nuclear programs are getting hammered.
This campaign has fundamentally changed the war. Military professionals will study it obsessively, and Israel deserves massive credit for inflicting so much damage at so little cost. Donald Trump may soon unleash at least some American forces on Iran’s remaining nuclear facilities, and it is time to consider what comes after that.
For Iran, there is no remaining achievable objective other than survival. Its terrorist minions failed to destroy Israel, its missile and drone arsenal has been a dud, and Israel stopped Iran’s nuclear program, according to CIA director John Ratcliffe, at the one-yard line. While his subordinates die in droves, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been reduced to pathetically taunting Trump online, effectively daring the president to kill him. After an Iranian attack pummeled the Soroka hospital on Thursday, Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Israel is ready to oblige him.
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