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'Not a one-person regime': Why Iran's Islamic Republic is so hard to topple
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Since the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, US and Israeli strikes have decimated the regime's top ranks, from the commander of the Revolutionary Guards, to the country's security and intelligence chiefs. But even as the heads of the Iranian leadership roll, regime change remains unlikely anytime soon. FRANCE 24 spoke to Middle East expert Filippo Dionigi to understand why.