Episode Notes:

Just hours ago, the United States and Israel launched sweeping strikes on targets in Iran — and Tehran is responding. Events are moving quickly, with U.S. President Donald Trump openly calling for regime change. What just happened? Why did negotiations fail? What is Washington trying to achieve? And how real is the prospect of regime change in Tehran?

In this urgent episode, Afshon and War on the Rocks membership editor Kerry Anderson break down the strikes, the failed negotiations that preceded them, the strategic calculations in Washington and Tehran, and what could come next.

Image: Donald J. Trump via Wikimedia Commons