🎙️ War Update InfoPod — Is regime change in Iran looking less likely five days into the war? #infopods #breakingnews
🎙️ War Update InfoPod — Is regime change in Iran looking less likely five days into the war? Good afternoon. You’re listening to the War Update InfoPod — keeping up with today's developments. Five days into the conflict, one of the early expectations in some political circles was that heavy strikes on Iran might trigger a popular uprising or even regime collapse. So far, most analysts say that outcome appears less likely in the short term. Inside Iran, the state’s core security institutions remain intact. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the military force tasked with protecting the regime, has reportedly taken a stronger leadership role during the war and tightened internal control. That matters because revolutions usually require a split in the security forces. If the military and internal security services stay loyal to the leadership, protests alone rarely bring down a government. There are also practical barriers to mass revolt during wartime. Iran has imposed communi...