General Jack Keane Says US-Israeli Operation Aims to Dismantle Iranian Leadership
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General Jack Keane, a retired four-star general and former Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, says the US-Israeli military campaign launched against Iran on February 28 is a calculated effort to dismantle the Islamic Republic’s political and military architecture.
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Iran General Jack Keane Says US-Israeli Operation Aims to Dismantle Iranian Leadership By Amra Zejneli Loxha March 01, 2026 01:14 CET General Jack Keane Says US-Israeli Operation Aims to Dismantle Iranian Leadership Share Share Print General Jack Keane, a retired four-star general and former Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, says the US-Israeli military campaign launched against Iran on February 28 is a calculated effort to dismantle the Islamic Republic’s political and military architecture. General Keane, who now serves as chairman of the Institute for the Study of War, told RFE/RL in an interview the strikes, and reports that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the operation made for a “historic day of tremendous significance.” Keane said the first phase of the operation has exceeded expectations, pointing to strikes that targeted senior leadership, missile systems, drone infrastructure, and key elements of Iran’s military command structure. The campaign was designed to “strip away the entire political leadership and the structures that support it,” including the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, and to continue for “two to three weeks if necessary,” depending on how the regime responds, he added. RFE/RL: General, first, what are your thoughts on this extremely busy day, including President Trump's confirmation that Khamenei has been killed? General Keane: Well, I think it's an historic day of tremendous significance because President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu have made a decision that they're not going to permit the Iranian regime to continue to destabilize the Middle East, to continue to conduct proxy wars, to continue the ballistic missile development program and their nuclear program. They have decided that they want to put the Iranian regime on a pathway to its collapse and return to a democratic form of government at some point. That is the decision that has been made and it's being reflected in this brilliant military operati...
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