In June 2025, Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran under the guise of forced nuclear disarmament. Yet, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he hoped the attack would lead to the dismantling of the Islamic Republic. US President Donald Trump echoed Netanyahu's sentiments. Talks of regime change have been part of US foreign policy discourse for decades.
There were some Iranian-Americans who supported the strikes, among them Reza Pahlavi, the son of the shah who was overthrown in the Iranian revolution of 1979. Pahlavi is also America's choice for Iranian leadership.
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