A former US diplomat who helped negotiate the Iran nuclear deal said regime change in Iran remains unlikely despite the recent Israel-Iran conflict, warning that the 12-day strikes may have strengthened hardline elements within the Iranian government instead.
Alan Eyre, who served on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) negotiating team under US President Barack Obama, told a virtual Middle East Institute meeting Tuesday that while political changes have begun following the most recent Israel-Iran conflict, they would not result in Western-style government replacement.
