Not all is Jake in the new Persian Empire.
 

There are varying estimates (depending on the source) of how many former pro-Shah dissidents exist inside of Iran at this time. It is becoming abundantly clear that like other ME despotic regimes that "order" is kept by fear, intimidation, and worse. The fragile part of the equation is that this dissident group may turn on any "helper" if Iran was to be invaded and occupied by the outside forces of such a "helper." So the best situation may be to wait upon Iran and draw its forces out of their borders and destroy the supply and logistics behind them. This would keep the "loyalist" groups and their families from ending up as collateral damage. This is just my 2 cents on the issue. Let Iran fight a divided internal and external conflict. After all, that's what their agents in the US plan for here if and when hostilities start.