The assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on February 28 was effectively the first shot in the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran. No one had really expected the conflict to linger unresolved for this long. Many elements are now becoming clearer. US vice-president J.D. Vance had a “difficult” phone conversation last week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He apparently conveyed America’s frustration over the conflict diverging from Israel’s expectations, as conveyed to the US. After the Iranian Supreme Leader’s assassination and the killings of top military commanders, a public uprising was expected in Tehran, causing the regime to…