[knorker]

> I also don't expect the US would be okay letting the Iranian people pick who comes next.

Khamenei: Dead. Ahmadinejad: Dead.

Maybe the US/Israel have a list of people they plan on making "ineligible" to run Iran? Then let the people choose from whoever's left?

We'll see how many people get ticked off the checklist, but if it's a long list then I would say regime change is a more plausible story.

Will it be as obvious as Karzai? Probably not.