Iranians have been helping Israel target street level security forces
Euronews' Persian service further noted another development: a phrase has been trending, saying that every drone that hits a Basij checkpoint "gladdens the souls of dozens of Javid-nam" in reference to victims of the bloody January crackdown and is suggests that these strikes provide new momentum and renewed hope for the protest movement.
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But if there is no regime change in Iran (strategic), how do the attacks on the apparent "ICE" branch of the IRGC matter (tactical)?
Netanyahu called for regime change in Iran, but will he settle for less?
www.csmonitor.com
... With a new war with Iran in its second week, and Israeli political and military leaders counseling patience among Israelis, what the government's actual war aims are and whether they are attainable remain elusive.
In contrast with President Donald Trump's zig-zagging on exactly why he decided to send the United States to war against Iran alongside Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's messaging has remained fixated on regime change in Iran since Day 1.
The U.S.-Israeli attack "will create the conditions for the brave Iranian people [to] rid themselves of the yoke of tyranny," Mr. Netanyahu declared at the war's outset. On Tuesday, he addressed Iranians directly on X, urging them: "Be ready to seize the moment!"
It is unclear, however, whether Mr. Netanyahu's "mission accomplished" requires overthrowing the Islamic Republic or, as some former Israeli military officials and analysts suggest, whether destabilizing the regime and severely reducing the threat it poses, especially its nuclear program, would suffice.
But even these more limited goals might increasingly be at odds with the Trump administration's tighter timetable (and shorter patience) for the war, as it focuses increasingly on the safe flow of the region's oil. ...
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