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The relationship is defined by the ongoing geopolitical discourse and strategic debate regarding the United States' policy toward Iran, specifically concerning the feasibility and methods of achieving regime change as described in [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5].
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Policy Steps to Prevent a Nuclear Iran | The Washington Institute washingtoninstitute.org 4 facts
claimNeither the United States nor Israel is certain how to accomplish regime change in Iran, which is a more difficult objective than less ambitious goals like disabling Iranian nuclear facilities.
claimThere is fierce debate among those who desire regime change in Iran regarding whether sanctions, military strikes, diplomacy, or alternative measures would actually weaken or strengthen the Iranian regime.
claimThe author argues that the United States can simultaneously pursue diplomacy and pressure against Iran, citing the historical precedent of U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union, which involved both diplomacy and proxy conflict while maintaining support for subject peoples and the goal of regime change.
claimIt is unclear if U.S. and Israeli policymakers know how to effectuate regime change in Iran without resorting to an Iraq- or Afghanistan-style military occupation, an option that few in the United States are prepared to contemplate.
The Strategic Dilemmas : Iranian Politics, the U.S. strategy ... hornreview.org 1 fact
claimThe United States has shifted its strategy regarding Iran from regime change toward a decapitation and fragmentation strategy, which involves targeting and eliminating key decision-makers to disrupt coordination and weaken the Iranian regime's control apparatus.