A dramatic shift in American military planning regarding the Iranian threat has emerged, as President Donald Trump reportedly refines his objectives for a potential strike. As a result, the focus of the "massive armada" currently stationed in the Middle East has moved toward the physical destruction of Iran’s nuclear program and its ballistic missile infrastructure. The hope is that by eliminating the leadership of the repressive apparatus, the Iranian people might be emboldened to seize government buildings and security installations. The regime maintains firm control over the territory despite murdering thousands of its own citizens to quell the latest uprising. Israeli officials believe that only a combination of overwhelming external military pressure and a highly coordinated domestic opposition can truly alter Iran’s political course.