Every American regime change operation in the Islamic world, Afghanistan to Middle East, has created failed states or regimes more dictatorial than they replaced. Iran is the biggest, with civilisational cohesion and nationalism. That Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan are still broken and at war, bring even less reassurance on Iran.
Middle East geopolitics has changed, old calculations don’t hold anymore
No Islamic country has condemned the premeditated assassination of Khamenei. Even Russia and China, who profited off Iran, are talking platitudes. Arab countries are condemning Iran for its wanton attacks. Middle East geopolitics has changed, old calculations don’t hold anymore. Arab countries, Pakistan, Indonesia are on Gaza Board with Netanyahu.