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Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-03-13/iran-war-regime-change
What Would a U.S. Victory Look Like in the Iran War?
(Los Angeles Times) Josh Hammer - The Trump administration's goal in the joint American-Israeli military campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran seems clear enough: the neutralization of Iran as an active, ongoing threat to the U.S. and our interests. That is how victory in the current campaign should be defined. At this point, it is undeniable that wholesale regime change is the most desirable outcome for the conflict in Iran. There are some foreign regimes that behave in a manner that is contrary to the American national interest. It is natural and logical that we would wish for those regimes to be heavily reformed or outright replaced - especially with the local populace leading the way. Perhaps even more to the point: One does not take out a 37-year-ruling despot like Ali Khamenei and not hope for full-scale regime change. All people of goodwill should be hoping for that outcome - for the Iranian people to rise up like lions and throw the yoke of tyranny off their necks once and for all. But it's entirely possible full-scale regime change won't happen. The people of Iran just witnessed tens of thousands of their countrymen brutally gunned down. The cleanest solution to the Iran quagmire is indeed full-scale regime change. I'm far from certain it will happen. But like many, I pray that it will.