Iran is just waiting to get whack.
Should Israel strike at Iran openly, perhaps targeting Khamenei and senior IRGC leaders, it might mitigate nationalist reaction in four ways.
First, it should pamphlet and broadcast extensively. It must communicate that Israel considers Iranians natural friends. The only targets are senior regime officials with Iranian and Israeli blood on their hands. It should broadcast that IRGC members who no longer embrace an illegitimate regime should desert immediately.
Second, it should target only IRGC sites away from civilian centers such as universities, unless IRGC or paramilitary Basij facilities in such locations can be hit precisely.
Third, it should also target the walls and guard towers of symbols of repression like Evin Prison.
Fourth, it should make clear there will be no occupation, and that Iran’s sovereignty is sacrosanct.
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