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A classified intelligence assessment by the U.S. National Intelligence Council found that Iran's clerical and military establishment would likely maintain continuity of power even if top leaders were killed, with the chances of the fragmented opposition taking control deemed 'unlikely,' according to the Washington Post report
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A classified assessment by the U.S. National Intelligence Council found that even a large-scale U.S. assault on Iran would be unlikely to dislodge the Islamic Republic's entrenched military and clerical leadership, the Washington Post reported, citing three sources familiar with the report's contents.
