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"Despite the heightened tensions, a full-scale war [between the U.S. and Iran] remains unlikely in the immediate term."

"Trump has been clear in his desire to resolve the issue diplomatically and avoid war [with Iran] in the Middle East."

"Despite all the hysteria of war, I'm not really seeing that on the horizon."

"It is highly unlikely that Trump will bomb Iran, not least because he vowed on the presidential campaign trail not to drag the United States into a war."

"The potential of some kind of conflict with Iran escalating into a larger regional war is very real, possibly more real than ever."

"The United States now seems close to a direct conflict that Biden (and Iran) have worked hard to avoid."

"[A] full-scale war is hardly inevitable."

"If they [Iran] don't make a deal [with the US], there will be bombing."

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"No, we're not thinking about nuclear weapons."

"We have no intention of obtaining these weapons at all."

"Iran doesn't have nukes, isn't building nukes, and hasn't made the decision to build nukes."

"Iran doesn't have a bomb, and doesn't appear to be trying to make a bomb."

"They are definitely going for a nuclear weapon there is no question."

Iran could produce a nuclear weapon "within a few months, less than a year."

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"If it [the stockpile of enriched uranium] is intact and Iran is able to keep it that way, they could potentially use it in a new covert enrichment facility to produce material for several nuclear weapons in a matter of months."

"I can say to the American people with great confidence that they [Iranians] are much further away from a nuclear program today than they were 24 hours ago."

"Our nuclear installations have been badly damaged, that's for sure."

"Israel's and U.S. attacks have effectively destroyed Iran's centrifuge enrichment program."

"The American strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, combined with Israeli strikes on other elements of Iran's military nuclear program, has set back Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons by many years."

"Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated."

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“A collapse appears unlikely for now.”

"The collapse of the Iranian government remains unlikely in the near term."

"Our core assumption is that the regime will survive as long as its leaders and security forces retain the ability and willingness to suppress domestic unrest."

It's "unclear if the demonstrations would unseat the leadership, pointing to the sheer depth and resilience of Iran's repressive apparatus."

"It's going to take a few different ingredients for the regime to fall," including "defections in the security services and cracks in the Islamic republic's political elite."

"What this heralds for the Islamic Republic in the near term is neither revolution nor collapse, but rather a slow-motion metastasis that is echoing across the political establishment, the economy, and society."

"Change now looks inevitable; regime collapse is possible but not guaranteed."

"If the regime does not fall this year, it may nonetheless enter a phase of irreversible weakening—one in which future shocks could prove far more difficult to absorb."

"The regime's chances of survival have reached a critical low, and its strategy of perseverance through coercion is being tested by a population that has largely lost faith in the state's ability to govern."

"The plain fact is that the Khamenei regime’s days are numbered."

Will the Current Iranian Government Collapse?

U.S. officials confirmed one crew member from a downed F-15E Strike Eagle was rescued by American forces over Iran, marking the first known loss of a U.S. aircraft inside Iranian territory since Operation Epic Fury began Feb. 28.

U.S. officials confirmed one crew member from a downed F-15E Strike Eagle was rescued by American forces over Iran, marking the first known loss of a U.S. aircraft inside Iranian territory since Operation Epic Fury began Feb. 28.

A search for the second crew member remained ongoing after the two-seat F-15E was shot down. Both crew members ejected safely after the aircraft was struck by Iranian fire, according to sources familiar with the incident.

A search for the second crew member remained ongoing after the two-seat F-15E was shot down. Both crew members ejected safely after the aircraft was struck by Iranian fire, according to sources familiar with the incident.

Iranian state television urged civilians to capture any surviving pilots and hand them over to authorities, promising a reward. An Iranian businessman was reportedly offering the equivalent of $60,000 for the capture of the crew.

Iranian state television urged civilians to capture any surviving pilots and hand them over to authorities, promising a reward. An Iranian businessman was reportedly offering the equivalent of $60,000 for the capture of the crew.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it shot down the aircraft using a new air defense system. Initial Iranian reports identified the jet as an F-35, though wreckage photos were consistent with an F-15E from the 494th Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it shot down the aircraft using a new air defense system. Initial Iranian reports identified the jet as an F-35, though wreckage photos were consistent with an F-15E from the 494th Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath.

A U.S. Black Hawk helicopter was struck by a projectile while conducting rescue operations over Iran but was able to safely exit Iranian airspace, according to reports. Videos also appeared to show HC-130J aircraft and HH-60 helicopters operating at low altitude over Iran.

A U.S. Black Hawk helicopter was struck by a projectile while conducting rescue operations over Iran but was able to safely exit Iranian airspace, according to reports. Videos also appeared to show HC-130J aircraft and HH-60 helicopters operating at low altitude over Iran.

The downing came despite repeated U.S. assertions of air superiority over Iran. CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said Thursday that Iran's "air and missile defense systems have largely been destroyed," though Reuters reported U.S. intelligence showed Iran retained significant missile and drone capability.

The downing came despite repeated U.S. assertions of air superiority over Iran. CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said Thursday that Iran's "air and missile defense systems have largely been destroyed," though Reuters reported U.S. intelligence showed Iran retained significant missile and drone capability.

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