Trump Says US Knows Where Iran’s 3rd- and 5th-Tier Leaders Are as Strikes Continue
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 16
Trump Says US Knows Where Iran’s 3rd- and 5th-Tier Leaders Are as Strikes Continue
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 16
Summary
Trump said he knows where Iran’s remaining third-, fourth- and fifth-tier leaders are after being asked whether U.S. or Israeli forces could reach and kill them, but declined to discuss possible action.
The remarks came as U.S. strikes on Iran continue and after the opening February 28 campaign reportedly devastated the regime’s first- and second-tier leadership, leaving Ahmad Vahidi to lead the IRGC.
The report says Iran’s rulers regained a brief oil lifeline under a memorandum of understanding, then lost it when the IRGC resumed attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting the blockade and bombings to return.
Analysts cited in the piece argue regime change is more likely to come from splits inside Iran’s security forces than from a near-term popular uprising, especially after months of repression and war.