The objective of the Iran war is not regime change but complete dismantling of the Iranian state

We may be witnessing the final round of a great power contest unfolding in the Middle East. At its center lies Iran, now under sustained assault by the United States and Israel in what appears to be a determined effort to cripple its military capabilities, dismantle the state and neutralise it as a regional power. The objective is to defang Iran and render it toothless in a region where it has long positioned itself as a principal challenger to Israeli dominance. The US-Israel attack on Iran is not an isolated event – it was years in the making, as four-star general Wesley Clark revealed in 2007, citing a post-9/11 Pentagon plan to “take down” seven countries, starting with Iraq and […]