Clearly the only thing holding the region back from peace has been the Ayatollah. As soon as he's gone, the Iranian people will rise up, embrace Western culture and forget all about their issues with Israel.
Iran has many pro-western factions, sure; but it's a lot like any country now. Liberal cities and a very traditional rural population. It's hard to believe this sentiment is going to be upended when their arch nemesis is bombing the crap out of those same cities.
Moreover, those liberal cities are mostly of the opinion that Iran can be a regional power and hold influece over the Middle East. This is pretty much in direct opposition to Israeli and American (Saudi) interests.
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