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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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José Olivares

Shrinking weapon stockpiles and regime-change uncertainty: doubts shadow US-Israel war on Iran

An Iranian cleric at a protest in front of the Gandhi hospital – destroyed by a US-Israel airstrike – in Tehran, Iran, on 7 March 2026.
An Iranian cleric at a protest in front of the Gandhi hospital – recently destroyed by a US-Israel airstrike – in Tehran, Iran, on 7 March 2026. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA

US government reviews of the war in Iran show that the Trump administration may be ill-equipped for a regime-change war, according to reports.

The Washington Post reported on Saturday morning that a classified intelligence review found that the war in Iran is unlikely to oust the Iranian establishment, despite the Trump administration’s desire to continue its attacks.

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