Washington, March 30 -- US President Donald Trump hailed the strikes against the Iranian leadership on Sunday, stating that the elimination of such a significant chunk of the Islamic Republic's leading figures of authority, effectively amounted to an indirect form of regime change, despite Tehran scoffing at all of Trump's attempts to settle the conflict.

Claiming that negotiations with Tehran are progressing well, Trump asserted that the Iranians had agreed to most of the US' demands, and confirmed that Tehran would let a number of oil tankers pass through the effectively paralysed Strait of Hormuz.

While a power void is growing within the Islamic Republic, its current regime is still very much intact and is far from fallen, despite Trum...