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Prewar US intel assessment found intervention in Iran wasn’t likely to change leadership

A February U.S. intelligence report found Iran's leadership resilient to military strikes with no unified opposition ready to replace it, complicating regime change efforts.

  • A prewar US intelligence assessment found that military intervention in Iran was unlikely to lead to regime change.
  • The assessment concluded that Iran's establishment would try to preserve continuity of power if Supreme Leader Khamenei was killed.
  • Trump has given different justifications for the strikes on Iran but the intelligence assessment undercuts claims of achieving objectives quickly.
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Prewar US intel assessment found intervention in Iran wasn’t likely to change leadership

A U.S. intelligence assessment determined that American military intervention was not likely to lead to regime change in Iran.

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Prewar US intel found intervention in Iran wasn’t likely to change leadership

A February intelligence assessment determined that American military intervention was not likely to lead to regime change in the Islamic Republic.

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Fact Check Team: Intel report warns US strikes unlikely to topple Iranian regime

A recently compiled classified assessment from the National Intelligence Council finds that a large-scale U.S. strike would be unlikely to topple Iran's regime.

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Prewar US intel assessment found intervention in Iran wasn't likely to change leadership

An intelligence assessment completed shortly before the U.S. and Israel launched a war in Iran determined that military intervention is unlikely to result in regime change.

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Antiwar.com broke the news in on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
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