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US-Israel strikes in Iran: The regime-change gambit

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Gerhard Elfers
February 28, 2026

Security analyst H.A. Hellyer assesses that "regime change" is the underlying objective of the sudden US-Israel strikes on Iran on Saturday. Can the US and Israel achieve their goals? DW spoke with the analyst.

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