If the Trump administration has a clear outcome in mind for Iran, it has to be thinking about how even an extended bombing campaign can split the regime from its security forces and so topple Khamenei. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/06/world/us-needs-more-less-hubris-on-iran/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ayatollahalikhamenei #iran #donaldtrump #defense #shahofiran #jimmycarter #us