US intelligence assessment questions whether war could topple Iran’s regime

A secret US intelligence report has concluded that the military campaign led by the United States against Iran may not achieve the political aim of toppling the Iranian regime, even if military operations expand significantly. The assessment comes as the administration of US President Donald Trump signals that the conflict could last for a long time as part of a military operation the administration says has “only just begun”. According to a report by journalist Warren P. Strobel in The Washington Post, a confidential assessment prepared by the National Intelligence Council – the body that coordinates the estimates of the US intelligence community – concluded that even a large-scale attack on Iran is unlikely to topple the solid structure underpinning […]