Iran , from a military point of view, is a weak state.

I think in the moment when the US will eventualy decide to invade it (if a civil war does not break out), at least 2/3 of the iranian army will change sides and join the americans ... Same as in Irak when the US bribed iraki generals and entire regiments of the Iraki army did not fight, or simply surrendered...

They simple have no chance.... the terrain does not help them... there is no jungle or forres except in the north, to cause any "vietnam complex" to the US forces... there is plain desert and mountains (mostly barren)... just good for the US choppers to hunt down islamists....

Many iranians despise the fanatic islamists... i am sure they will have enough ration and conscience to change sides when the time will come. I am also sure that in the near future, Iran will go apart from Islam - ones who read history, knew that Islam destroyed the iranian civilisation, and there are already different factions formed out of ex-patriated iranians which are suporting this kind of opinions.Surely they will form the backbone of the new regime.

About Israel, as farr as the freemason magnates rule the world, Israel will remain as a living state, no need to worry For reasons yet unknown to me, Israel occupies such a central role in theyr thinking, that they will do all what is necesary to keep it alive.