Arjun
IPCT Contributor
Hard to see it collapsing quickly. Governments like that tend to look fragile from the outside for years and still hold on because they control security forces, courts, and media inside the country. External military buildup does not automatically translate into regime change, it is often about deterrence or signaling rather than an actual plan to topple anything. Real change in systems like Iran’s usually comes from internal political fractures or long term economic pressure, and those are slow, uneven processes, not sudden switches.Largest in decades?
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