Photograph: AFP via GettyUS president Donald Trump has said the objective of the United States-Israel war on Iran is regime change, but such an outcome is uncertain. The Iranian regime has deep roots and has the protection of loyal civilian and military assets which have a stake in the survival of the Islamic republic. Trump announced his intention to achieve regime change by claiming that since 1979, Iran’s revolutionary regime has threatened the US and its regional interests. Oil became a major source of conflict when Mosaddegh initiated measures to nationalise the Anglo-Iranian oil company. In June 2025, the US and Israel bombed Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Isfahan and Nantaz, and International Atomic Energy Agencyinspectors have since been refused entry to Iran.

Source: The Irish Times March 03, 2026 03:44 UTC