The Western media keep asking whether “regime change” in Iran has failed. That question is not only premature when it comes to the war in Iran, but also mistakenly assumes the outcome will be decided by the West. It won’t. The U.S. and Israeli military operation has materially changed the equation on the ground . It has degraded the regime’s repressive infrastructure, disrupted its communications, and stripped its ability to coordinate violence against its own population. For decades, the