How America can actually win the war against Iran – opinion

The article proposes a new American strategy to win the war against Iran, focusing on the regime's fear of its own people rather than solely on military strikes and economic pressure. The author suggests five key actions:

• Demand public proof of life for Mojtaba Khamenei, the supposed supreme leader, to expose a potential crisis of legitimacy.
• Grant Israel a "free hand to finish Hezbollah in Lebanon," recognizing it as Iran's foreign legion.
• Publicly urge Iranians to resume protests, with Israel providing drone cover to protect demonstrators from regime forces.
• Shift military targeting from infrastructure to the IRGC and Basij enforcers to intimidate them and create space for protests.
• Pressure Pakistan to close six overland trade routes that are undermining sanctions against Iran.

The author argues these steps would lead to a faster, more decisive victory without American troops on Iranian soil, by exposing the regime as weak and illegitimate to its own populace.