Opportunity

Senior officials in Israel are concerned that a historic opportunity to replace the ayatollahs’ regime in Iran may be missed if President Trump does not exploit the current crisis and refrains from striking Iran.

Reza Pahlavi is viewed as a symbolic figure for alternative leadership. Israel and the United States favor a gradual transition of power while preserving the oil industry, in order to prevent chaos, weapons proliferation, and the strengthening of regional power centers in the event of a collapse of the Iranian regime.