The death of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei—along with more than 40 senior regime officials—has created a regime-altering power vacuum. But Tehran likely remains capable of quashing any uprisings thanks to its sprawling network of local security forces, former U.S. officials and regional analysts told the Washington Free Beacon, indicating that the sustained military action President Donald Trump has indicated is in the works is necessary if the regime is to fall rather than take a new shape. While Israeli officials have said they are aiming for regime change, it is not clear the American military campaign is oriented in that direction as opposed to some sort of regime alteration.
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