“More knowledgeable people than I on this forum could perhaps explain what the difficulties would be, and whether these ideas are actually feasible.”
You may want to check threads on articles by Michael Ledeen who is a major proponent of Iran’s internal “regime change” path. Fair disclosure - I do not subscribe to the view that it’s feasible without ‘some’ military ops help.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=ledeen
One example here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1799726/posts
Thanks for the links, CP. And it does seem to me that military action on our part is almost certainly going to be necessary.