Are the US and Israel aligned on what’s next for the Iranian regime?

There isn’t a scenario for the “day-after” in Iran that U.S. President Donald Trump hasn’t mentioned. Since Feb. 28, his statements have continuously contradicted each other, fueling confusion. On the first day of the war launched by Washington and Tel Aviv, he seemed to state his objective of eliminating the nuclear threat, which he nonetheless said was “obliterated” following the U.S.-Israeli strikes in June. On the flip-side How Iran’s regime plans to survive despite the bombs On the same day, he hinted at the idea of regime change: He urged Iranians to “seize control of [their] destiny” and “take over [their] government,” in a video. The next steps, he added the following day, depend “on them,” while telling the New York Times (NYT) that there are “three very good options” for who could lead the country after the assassination...