
17/06/2025
For now, Iran is absorbing a lot of damage, and getting some ballistic missiles through Israel’s air defense. If fighting stops soon, that’s probably enough to save face. But if Israel keeps attacking, the government could see it as a truly existential threat, and undertake drastic action they feared to do otherwise. If anything hits U.S. assets — such as forces stationed in Bahrain, Qatar or Iraq — or disrupts global energy markets, America could respond and things could spiral. [...] * [Reddit](http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/israel-iran-war-regime-us-trump-rcna213332&title=Opinion%20%7C%20Israel%27s%20fight%20with%20Iran%20could%20draw%20the%20U.S.%20into%20a%20regime-change%20war&cid=article_share_reddit) [...] [](https://www.msnbc.com/live)
Israel’s fight with Iran could end up drawing the U.S. into a regime-change war https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/israel-iran-war-regime-us-trump-rcna213332