What could be the consequences of such event on the region in general and on Israel in particular

The fall of the Islamic regime in Iran, if and when it occurs, would be one of the most dramatic geopolitical events of the early twenty first century. This would not be a routine regional change of government, but a profound shock to an ideological, military, and strategic axis that has shaped the Middle East, and beyond, for decades.

Under clerical rule, Iran today constitutes the backbone of what is known as the “Axis of Resistance”: Hezbollah in Lebanon, Shiite militias in Iraq, the Houthis in Yemen, and Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza. The collapse of the regime in Tehran could sever the arteries of funding, guidance, and ideological legitimacy that sustain this axis. In the short term, chaos is possible:........

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