Jared Malson

And that decision is also going to be tested in the coming days.

I think it's too soon to say that we're seeing any kind of significant protests.

We haven't seen that.

Yet, but it would be one thing to watch for once the military operation is over.

My guess is that a lot of Iranians are concerned right now about their own safety.

Yeah, I would just say that what's fascinating about that question is that

senior members of the administration themselves have also pointed to this question.

Marco Rubio himself, in his testimony to the Senate in January, said that because the regime is structured in a way that's so complex with multiple centers of power, he said, and I'm quoting, "'I don't think anyone can give you a simple answer as to what happens next in Iran if the supreme leader and the regime were to fall.'"

And now we're in a moment where Trump has called for regime change.

He and his administration have not outlined a plan for what comes after.

We do know that the regime probably can survive a few days of bombing.

It did last summer.

And what comes next is extremely uncertain.