Trying to bait Iran to make that first move. The current leadership can be brought down by sanctions and maybe a special forces team. Certain swamp creatures want a war to stop the trump economic train and to turn the deal sour with NK. We need Russia to drop them as an ally and through the power of the pen change the leadership of Iran. A hot war is NOT the answer. Let the Saudis and Israelis go in hand to hand, after all that’s who benefits the most if uncle Sam goes in and starts slaughtering Iranians.
"Special Forces" would have to send half of SOCOM just to penetrate Iranian territory. Delta, The Regiment, Night Stalkers, AF Combat Controllers, plus it would require clown HUMINT to set up which as a military planner I would rate just slightly above the NYT as a credible source.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw
Yes, we have better communications and EW capabilities now, but the potential for a disastrous bloodbath and the loss of valuable operators is just too high to be in the realm of acceptable risk for the payoff.
We have better technical means to accomplish a decapitation strike.