'Defense sources: Iran regime change not military goal, creating conditions for it is'

[Pastelli]

Thanks. And: Clarity is best policy.


Defense sources: Iran regime change not military goal, creating conditions for it is.
The IDF sources noted that tackling Iran's ballistic missile threat was among the military's primary goals in the war.
Mar 11, 2026

IDF aims to reduce Iran threat, not force regime change | The Jerusalem Post

The defense sources noted that tackling Iran's ballistic missile threat was among the military's primary goals in the war.

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Over 1,900 Iranian Warfighters Killed in Ongoing Strikes, Israel Says.
Rojoef Manuel • March 10, 2026.

Israel has revealed that more than 1,900 of Tehran’s troops and commanders have been killed since the start of the conflict, as airstrikes continue across Iran.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin announced the figure, adding that thousands of others have been wounded in the campaign.

“We have many more targets; it is an ongoing effort, and we are deepening the blows to all levels of the regime,” The Times of Israel quoted him as saying.

Recent Operations.

According to the IDF, Israeli warplanes have struck military sites across Iran’s capital, Tehran, the central city of Isfahan, and southern regions since the start of the offensive in late February.

Attacks included six Iranian military airports and aircraft linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force.

Those strikes destroyed 16 transport aircraft allegedly used to move weapons and funding to Iran-backed groups across the Middle East, Ynet News reported.

Operations have also expanded to Lebanon, where the IDF reported striking more than 700 Hezbollah targets.

In Beirut, Israeli airstrikes targeted 35 high-rise buildings used by the group.

Meanwhile, Israeli officials confirmed that a second person died from an Iranian missile strike, raising the total civilian death toll in Israel from Iranian attacks to 12.

Two Israeli soldiers were also killed in clashes with the Iran-backed Shia Islamist paramilitary in Lebanon.

Reaction to New Supreme Leader.

The update comes amid US President Donald Trump’s disagreement with the naming of Iran’s latest supreme leader, Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, after the killing of his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

When asked whether Israel could target the new leader, Defrin did not rule it out.

“Anyone who poses a threat will be struck,” Xinhua quoted Defrin as saying.

Over 1,900 Iranian Warfighters Killed in Ongoing Strikes, Israel Says

Israel has revealed that more than 1,900 of Iran's troops and commanders have been killed since the start of the conflict.

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[Norm Paperman]

The reasons and the goals for this immoral war change almost hourly.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

Let the people of Iran make the change.

 

[SweetTea]

The reasons and the goals for this immoral war change almost hourly.

There is nothing immoral about taking down an oppressive regime that funds terrorism and is intent on causing harm to our country.

 

[shockedcanadian]

The issue now is that Iran is going to continue to fire missiles post-war. This will be a mission for covert agencies. Weaken them first militarily, maintain economic sanctions, spread information to citizens about the regime causing their economic suffering and promises of free elections if their government steps down, recruit disgruntled military and those close to leadership, look to overthrow.

The problem is that Russia and China will be actively involved and this is just one theatre of many the U.S have to deal with now that Ukraine and Taiwan are more vital to U.S interests. This war may determine Trumps legacy and the future of the region for the next 25 years...governments will point to this war and determine if it was right or not 25 years in the future just as was done with GWB.

 

[Pastelli]

The reasons and the goals for this immoral war change almost hourly.

No.

 

[Pastelli]

The issue now is that Iran is going to continue to fire missiles post-war. This will be a mission for covert agencies. Weaken them first militarily, maintain economic sanctions, spread information to citizens about the regime causing their economic suffering and promises of free elections if their government steps down, recruit disgruntled military and those close to leadership, look to overthrow. The problem is that Russia and China will be actively involved and this is just one theatre of many the U.S have to deal with now that Ukraine and Taiwan are more vital to U.S interests. This war may determine Trumps legacy and the future of the region for the next 25 years...governments will point to this war and determine if it was right or not 25 years in the future just as was done with GWB.

FIRING MISSILES...
Iran is a vast country and Israel is very tiny. Some of Gulf countries are small too.

 

[Pastelli]

Let the people of Iran make the change.

That's the hope (within the plan)

 

[Norm Paperman]

There is nothing immoral about taking down an oppressive regime that funds terrorism and is intent on causing harm to our country.

Nothing has been taken down, all we did was replace one leader with a more zealous, younger leader.

Every innocent our bombs and missiles kill just make the people support the regime even more.

 

[Pastelli]

Nothing has been taken down, all we did was replace one leader with a more zealous, younger leader.

Every innocent our bombs and missiles kill just make the people support the regime even more.

What is "more zealous" than Ali Khamenei (burning in hell)? Is he going to murder more than 80,000 of his own people in two weeks?

You are talking about a current injured puppet "leader" led by islamofascistic IRGC but military goals are being achieved. Each Iranian commander eliminated and every layer of weapons reduced - is a win.

 

[Darkwind]

Nothing has been taken down, all we did was replace one leader with a more zealous, younger leader.

Every innocent our bombs and missiles kill just make the people support the regime even more.

Tell Me you don't understand humanity without telling Me.

Do you even hear yourself?

In the past 47 years, how many innocent people were killed by the immoral government of Iran? It is measured in the 100's of thousands.

 

[Norm Paperman]

You are talking about a puppet leader by islamofascistic IRGC but military goals are being achieved. Each Iranian commander and weapons reduced is a win.

For each Iranian commander killed 10 are waiting to take their place.

The US is spending close to a billion dollars a day on this war. Every 20k drone we shoot down is costing the US hundreds of millions of dollars.

At this point of the war, the only winner so far has been Russia.

 

[Norm Paperman]

Tell Me you don't understand humanity without telling Me.

Do you even hear yourself?

In the past 47 years, how many innocent people were killed by the immoral government of Iran? It is measured in the 100's of thousands.

So, the solution is to bomb and kill even more of them.

America is filled with violent warmongers that lack the ******* balls to go fight themselves.

 

[Darkwind]

For each Iranian commander killed 10 are waiting to take their place.

The US is spending close to a billion dollars a day on this war. Every 20k drone we shoot down is costing the US hundreds of millions of dollars.

At this point of the war, the only winner so far has been Russia.

I'm getting the distinct impression you are a puppet for Iran. Youre shilling paints you as a low-IQ lover of Islamic terror.

 

[Darkwind]

So, the solution is to bomb and kill even more of them.

America is filled with violent warmongers that lack the ******* balls to go fight themselves.

Your characterization of what is going on bears zero resemblance to reality.

 

[Norm Paperman]

I'm getting the distinct impression you are a puppet for Iran. Youre shilling paints you as a low-IQ lover of Islamic terror.

That is because you are a brainwashed American watching people being killed from the safety of your living room.

 

[Pastelli]

For each Iranian commander killed 10 are waiting to take their place.

With far less expertise. ( The same as with 35,000 Hamas terrorists eliminated and others are replacing them )

At this point of the war, the only winner so far has been Russia.

Not geopolitically, why do you think they give info to Mullahcracy on location of US bases?

 

[Norm Paperman]

Your characterization of what is going on bears zero resemblance to reality.

You have no ******* clue what the reality is, all you know is what the US government tells you.

 

[Norm Paperman]

Not geopolitically, why do you think they give info to Mullahcracy on location of US bases?

Because they want the war to continue as long as possible. They love the US spending a billion dollars a day on a war, and they are damn happy they get to sell more of their oil, for a higher price.

 

[Pastelli]

So, the solution is to bomb and kill even more of them.

"Them" - you mean radical Islamists? Yes.