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The death of 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is speculated to be a potential turning point for the Iranian regime.
During the late December protests in Iran, President Trump threatened U.S. involvement, a dynamic not seen in previous protest waves.
An estimated 15% to 20% of Iranian society supports the current regime, leaving a clear majority who desire change.
Iran's inflation rate is currently running above 40%.
Iran is the second most sanctioned country in the world after Russia.
The cumulative economic damage to Iran from sanctions since 1979 is estimated to be in the trillions of dollars.
Senior Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran on the day of President Masoud Pezeshkian's inauguration, indicating a significant intelligence penetration of Iran.
On June 13, Israel simultaneously assassinated the upper ranks of the IRGC and Iranian military command, along with nearly a dozen senior nuclear scientists, in operations codenamed "Red Wedding" and "Narnia".
Russian sources have reported a potential diplomatic proposal where Iran's enriched uranium would be shipped to Russia, and future enrichment would occur under Russian supervision.
Iran possesses an unaccounted-for stockpile of 440 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium, which is believed to be buried.
International nuclear inspectors have not been on the ground in Iran for seven months.
Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi has called for an international "Responsibility to Protect" (R2P) intervention in Iran, classifying the regime's crackdown on protesters as a crime against humanity.