A war sold as total regime change ends as a stalemate

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A war sold as total regime change ends as a stalemate
Itai Rom

02:24 AM • April 12 2026 IDT

The morning the war began, Amit Segal from Channel 12 published the "objectives of Operation Roaring Lion." The report indicated that this time, they would be going all the way: toppling the regime, knocking out Iran's nuclear program and neutralizing the ballistic missile threat, no less. The announcement of a cease-fire before any of these objectives were achieved shows that whoever told Segal to publish that information knew what they were doing by remaining anonymous.

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