Numerous reports suggest that General Dan Keane, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned in internal deliberations about the dangers of launching a major military operation against Iran. Chief among them is the risk that an attack extends into a long-term conflict that would be difficult to contain.
Iran is entering a fundamentally new phase of tension. Despite the regime’s ability to contain the intensity of protests through a harsh security crackdown, the Iranian system now stands at a historic crossroads. Protest discourse is no longer confined to economic or livelihood demands; it has now expanded to the regime’s very legitimacy.
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