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Iran, US, Israel: Can Regime Change Be Defended in the Name of Human Rights?
42 mins·15:00, 3 Mar 2026
Iran, US, Israel: Can Regime Change Be Defended in the Name of Human Rights?
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15:00, 3 Mar 2026
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Two days ago, the U.S. and Israel launched massive joint air operations against Iran, saying they were targeting military infrastructure and seeking regime change. Hundreds of civilians have been killed, including more than a hundred young Iranian girls, whose school was bombed. Several senior Iranian military figures and politicians have also been killed, including the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. Iran has since launched retaliatory attacks on U.S. bases across the Gulf. The confrontation is ongoing and continues to escalate.
The death of Ayatollah Khamenei has invited a spectrum of responses from outright condemnation of what many see as illegal aggression, to support from those who argue that removing authoritarian regimes may create space for democracy.
In this episode, we step back from the headlines to examine the first principles of geopolitics: who has the right to decide, and on what grounds.
Image Credit: Shutterstock
Presenter: Dashran Yohan, Sharaad Kuttan
Producer: Dashran Yohan
middle east conflictsthe bigger picturebeyond the ballot boxregime changeisraeliranhuman rightsus foreign policygeopoliticsinternational lawsovereignty
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