Iran already has one strike called against it – it is on the verge of an economic implosion – and is facing a second and a third strike in rapid succession over the next six months. Indeed, for the first time since the early days of the Iranian revolution in 1979, regime change, more accurately a “velvet” regime change, in Tehran may not be out of the question. If regime change occurs, it will be from self-inflicted economic failures, international economic developments and a thoughtful US response.
