Videos of reportedly millions of Iranian protesters flooding the streets in massive uprisings in January, calling for regime change across the country. The level of change, change toward what, change back to what, change for whom? And should the Iranian regime fall, who should take power in the aftermath? “Don’t wish for war, war is not easy . My mother—who in January leaned toward the view that war might be the only way to achieve regime change in Iran—told me on Facetime she’d changed her mind.

Source: CBC News March 13, 2026 20:09 UTC