Israel Assassination Campaign Fails to Topple Hardline Iranian Regime

Despite an intense campaign of assassinations targeting key leadership within Iran, the hardline regime in Tehran remains standing after losing scores of top officials over the past four weeks. This resilience suggests that decapitation strikes alone may be insufficient to achieve strategic regime change objectives without broader military or economic pressure. The persistence of the Iranian state complicates U.S. and Israeli calculations regarding the endgame of the ongoing conflict.