On top of everything else, I'm guessing Trump decimated internal resistance to the Iranian government by demonstrating they have no friends on the outside, only more enemies, just like the regime always said.

@gwynnion

And there's just nothing more stabilising for a potentially weak and fragile regime than an external enemy that's threatening to wipe out the entire population regardless of internal political viewpoints, is there.

Why, again, do we even mention regime change? Because MAGA and CNN said so? Is that really it? Oh well...

@GNUmatic @gwynnion Sadly, this particular mention of regime change turned out to be satire: https://mastodon.nu/@janhoglund/116333237979346055
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“Shortly before…Trump was set to address the American people on Wednesday night, Iran declared that it would agree to end the war only if there was regime change in the United States. “The United States is a rogue state led by an unstable ruler,” the Iranian statement read. “Such a madman must not be allowed to possess nuclear weapons.” The…ultimatum drew…strong support from Greenland, Canada, and the rest of NATO.” (The Borowitz Report) https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/iran-agrees-to-end-war-only-if-there #satire #trump #usa #iran

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