Israel urges Iranians to revolt but privately assesses they’ll be ‘slaughtered’

March 17, 2026

Washington Post: The cable, circulated by the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem on Friday, relayed an Israeli assessment that Iran’s regime is “not cracking” and is willing to “fight to the end” despite the Feb. 28 killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the ongoing U.S. and Israeli bombing campaign…