The US and Israel initially suggested their goal in the war was to topple the Islamic republic, though Trump in particular has wavered on that point in the weeks since. Strikes have killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran for 36 years, as well as many other senior officials, but the country’s governing system remains intact, and it retains its ability to launch missiles and drones at its neighbours and Israel. Across Tehran, portraits of the late leader and his son Mojtaba who took his place but has yet to make a public appearance are everywhere.Thousands of Iranians gathered Wednesday in Tehran for the funeral of the Revolutionary Guards’ naval commander, killed in an Israeli strike, with mourners vowing to fight to the end despite tough talk from Washington. Do you think that there will be a regime change in Iran ?

