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Source: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/13/opinion/iran-trump-regime-change/
Regime Change Could Happen in Iran without Boots on the Ground
(Boston Globe) Alex Safian - Many experts have claimed that regime change cannot happen in Iran without the commission of ground forces. There are relevant counterexamples, however, such as the overthrow of Moammar Khadafy in Libya or ending of the rule of Slobodan Milosevic in Yugoslavia. In both instances, Western air power - primarily American - played the decisive role. In Milosevic's case, Western air power wreaked havoc on his regime, causing many of his senior officers to desert him and leading to his eventual ouster and arrest for war crimes. Western peacekeepers arrived after his removal from power. Once the U.S. and Israel pause their bombing, Iranian civilians could again take to the streets. With massive U.S. forces in the region, President Trump would not sit back and watch another slaughter of Iranian civilians. The continuous patrol of U.S. and Israeli drones and aircraft over major Iranian cities could intervene directly when the Basij and Revolutionary Guard again started attacking civilians. Israel's Iranian agents on the ground could also help pinpoint targets, directing drone and air strikes against Iran's security forces.