Iran’s war with U.S. and Israeli forces risks becoming a prolonged conflict with massive casualties and regional instability.

A top defense expert warns Iran’s conflict with U.S. and Israeli forces could become a prolonged "forever war," risking hundreds of thousands of deaths as Iran’s leadership resists change. Professor Anthony Glees cautions that regime change through airstrikes alone has failed in past interventions and that Iran’s deeply ideological leadership, backed by loyalists, may sustain the war for political survival. The IDF has targeted Iran’s military infrastructure and senior officials, asserting its actions are aimed at the regime, not civilians, and has urged Iranians to avoid military sites. The conflict risks ongoing regional instability, disrupted trade, and rising energy prices, with Europe and Britain facing greater economic impacts than the U.S.