Over the weekend, the US and Israeli governments attacked Iran. In the days since, both militaries have reportedly struck thousands of targets, and Iranian forces have retaliated by launching hundreds or even thousands of missiles and drones at Israel and at US bases in surrounding Gulf countries. When announcing the operation, President Trump explicitly said it was meant to free the Iranian people from the regime they currently live under. And, indeed, the first strikes targeted and killed dozens of Iran’s leaders—including the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. However, it quickly became clear that there is no organized internal guerrilla…
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