'The limits of American power': Will killing Khamenei bring regime change in Iran?

France 24

by Alison SARGENT

March 1, 2026

'The limits of American power': Will killing Khamenei bring regime change in Iran?

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in a joint Israeli–US strike on Iran, a development that plunges the future of the Islamic Republic into uncertainty and heightens fears of wider regional instability. FRANCE 24 spoke with former NATO vice chief-of-staff Michel Yakovleff about what that could mean for the country's future.

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Originally published on France 24 on 3/1/2026