Michael Barbaro

and Israel kill?

And for those of us not as familiar with Iran's government, how big a blow to the regime does it represent?

So they plan for the idea that three of every position in the government might end up being killed in what ended up being this weekend's attack, and there would still be someone to succeed that person.

Wow.

So at this moment, and we're talking to you around 3 p.m.

Sunday, what is the state of that succession in the Iranian government?

OK, well, that's the projection of a transition.

But is the regime actually in control of Iran?

And how do we know?

So the succession is working to the extent that the people who Khamenei wanted to be in place in the event of this attack are still the ones doing the job.

They're pressing the button.

They're firing the missiles.

They're making sure the country is retaliating.

I mean, the reason that matters so much, of course, is because President Trump has been so explicit about his goal here, regime change.

He wants the people of Iran to anticipate a power vacuum and to fill it and to topple the regime.

Right, and think about what was done on day one, right.

Well, after the break, we're going to talk about what it might look like if the regime does not survive and what it would take for it to be toppled by its own people.

We'll be right back.

Farnas, I want to return to a number you mentioned much earlier in this conversation, 80%.

80% of Iranians, in theory, seem to oppose the regime and could be ready to help topple it if at the end of this military bombardment,