The Iranian Regime is Badly Wounded. Will It Be Enough?
Simon Whistler · March 18, 2026 · 17 min video · Middle East
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You commit yourself, then you see what happens. That quote on war strategy comes from Napoleon Bonaparte, but lately it's as relevant as ever.
Over the last two weeks, the United States and Israel have killed Iran's supreme leader, gutted the regime's command structure, sunk at least half of its navy and dec imated much of the country's missile launch systems.
But regime change has never been accomplished by their campaign alone, a fact that clearly weighed on the administration in the lead-up to this campaign, given that they were incredibly vague about what the end game was supposed to look like at the end of all of this.
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Airstrikes shattered Iran’s defenses and shook its regime—but without ground forces, collapse isn’t guaranteed. As hardliners rise and repression intensifies, the outcome could reshape the Middle East forever.
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