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Bombing Won't Overthrow Ruling Clerics, Iran Dissidents Say
Iranian opposition leaders say mass protests after bombings caused 2,000 deaths are crucial to overthrowing the regime, not military action alone, emphasizing internal resistance.
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Bombing won't overthrow ruling clerics, Iran dissidents say
By John IrishPARIS, March 11 (Reuters) - A senior official from a Paris-based Iranian opposition group said on Thursday that the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran would not topple the clerical leadership, arguing that only a popular uprising backed by internal resistance could do so.Almost two weeks of bombing have killed around 2,000 people in Iran including supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and damaged much of its military and security apparatus.
Bombing Can Weaken Iranian Regime, but Only Popular Uprising Can Overthrow It, Dissidents Say
Members of the police stand guard on a street, with a large billboard featuring Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the background, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani A senior official from a Paris-based Iranian opposition group said on Thursday that the US-Israeli war on Iran would not topple the clerical leadership, arguing that only a popular uprising backed…
The hardliners in Tehran feel strengthened by the course of the war so far. The regime is radicalizing, will upgrade for the end of the war and even more strive for an atomic bomb.
Generation Jihad | Day 12 of the Iran War
After 12 days of war—and the death of Iran’s supreme leader—the Islamic Republic is under unprecedented pressure. Bill Roggio and Janatan Sayeh assess this initial phase of the war, the gap between Washington and Jerusalem’s goals, and the decisive question still looming over Tehran: will the Iranian people finish the job? The post Generation Jihad | Day 12 of the Iran War appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.
The US-Israeli war against Iran will not overthrow the country's clerical leadership, said Mohammad Mohaddesin, head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, arguing that only a popular uprising supported by internal resistance can overthrow the regime, Reuters reported. YOU WILL BE INTERESTED Israel talked about the attack on an Iranian nuclear facility “The 12-day war in June and the current war, which …
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