‘Israel targeting Iran’s security forces may aim to encourage uprising’
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Israel is targeting Iran's security forces to potentially encourage domestic uprising against the government.
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Israel is targeting Iran's security forces in what may be a strategy to encourage domestic uprising against the Iranian government, according to the director of the Iran Program at the Middle East Institute. The targeting of security apparatus could weaken the regime's ability to suppress internal dissent. This approach suggests Israel is attempting to destabilize Iran from within rather than through direct military confrontation alone.
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