Fire breaks out at the Shahran oil depot after U.S. and Israeli attacks in Tehran on March 8, 2026.

It’s clear that regime change is among the biggest objectives of the U.S. war in Iran.

“I have to be involved in the appointment” of Iran’s next leader, President Donald Trump said on March 5, 2026.

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