It appears they believe the Iranian government is to strong to fall from a revolt. There would just be another bloodbath like 2009. They plan on crippling them first via their source of income. It’ll be interesting to see what they have in mind.
I think you’re onto something here.
This is a new way of thinking of revolution -— in some ways. The French Resistance sabotaged many things within France. And, of course, American revolutionaries took action to destabilize British rule in the colonies.
But, still, in our lifetime, most efforts to change regimes have centered on street protests.
We shall see.