The article discusses a recent military operation by the U.S. against Iranian nuclear facilities, reflecting the long-standing animosity and the belief among some U.S. officials that regime change in Iran will resolve the threats posed by its nuclear ambitions. Analysts argue that while regime change may seem an effective move, it raises questions about what would follow. The emphasis is on Iranian nationalism as a core ideology that would shape any future government, suggesting that a new regime may not be more amenable to U.S. or Israeli interests after a change in power.
Convention drives coverage of Iran in the United States, from stock images of anti-American murals to the enduring menace of Iranian-backed militias.
A series of headlines, analysts and politicians have in recent days presented regime change as a natural certainty, nothing less than a magic bullet.
Sovereign imperatives await the next group to come into power. Democratic or otherwise, the government that replaces the current regime will be laser-focused on Iran's survival.
Nationalism, not theocracy, remains what the historian Ali Ansari calls the determining ideology of Iran.
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