Neither the US nor Israel will 'succeed in replacing the Iranian regime,' retired US general says

War With Iran Lt Gen Mark Schwartz says 'there are dozens, if not hundreds, of Iranian religious leaders who can replace the Supreme Leader' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A retired U.S. general predicted that "neither Israel nor the U.S. will fully succeed in replacing the Iranian regime." Former Lt. Gen. Mark Schwartz was quoted by the Israel-hayom" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="46635" data-entity-type="organization">Israel Hayom newspaper as making the remark. The joint U.S. and Israeli missions against Iran, named Operation Epic Fury and Operation Roaring Lion, are in their 20th day Thursday."In my professional assessment, neither Israel nor the U.S. will fully succeed in replacing the Iranian regime. The main reason is that there are dozens, if not hundreds, of Iranian religious leaders who can replace the Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah, if he is eliminated," Schwartz told Israel-hayom" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="46635" data-entity-type="organization">Israel Hayom. "No matter how many successors you kill one after another, there will always be another one in line. Iran's intelligence and security apparatus, the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iranian military also have depth. They are capable of replacing the top of the organization if it is destroyed," he reportedly added.