Israel Ramps Up Strikes on Iran’s Leadership, Repression Apparatus

Smoke rises following an explosion, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Israel has intensified a sweeping campaign targeting Iran’s leadership and internal security machinery, in what officials say is a bid to destabilize the regime and lay the groundwork for its potential collapse.

On Tuesday night, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed Iranian...