US & Israel support protests to destabilize Iran: Trump calls for regime change

US & Israel support protests to destabilize Iran: Trump calls for regime change

Author: Ben Norton January 16, 2026 Duration: 34:58
The US government is openly backing the violent protests in Iran. An Israeli media outlet admitted foreign powers are arming Iranian rioters with weapons to try to overthrow the government. Ben Norton explains the geopolitical context and why the USA has sought regime change ever since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS4_eu-TF68 Topics 0:00 (CLIP) Trump supports Iran protests 0:11 Riots in Iran 0:42 Israeli media on arming Iranian 'protesters' 1:49 US-backed regime change attempt 3:14 (CLIP) Trump pushes Iran regime change 3:41 Trump threatens to attack Iran (again) 5:15 CIA coup in Iran in 1953 5:56 Crimes of US-backed shah 6:50 Iranian Revolution 7:53 US imperialism: Wolfowitz Doctrine 8:43 Geopolitics of Middle East (West Asia) 10:12 Iran: BRICS, SCO, China, Russia 11:14 US plans to 'remake Middle East' 12:18 (CLIP) Wesley Clark: 7 countries in 5 years 12:56 Trump's threats against Iran 14:52 Trump spreads fake news 15:24 Trump threatens tariffs 16:21 Trump: "take over [Iranian] institutions" 17:23 US withdraws troops from Qatar 18:06 US plans to attack Iran 19:20 'Protesters' burn down buildings 21:22 Iran 'protesters' have weapons 22:58 Similarities to Syria & Libya 25:15 USA backs Iranian 'crown prince' 27:49 (CLIP) 'Crown prince': "This is a war" 29:31 Sacrifices to empire 30:24 Israel supports Iranian 'crown prince' 31:25 Mike Pompeo: Mossad supports protests 32:30 US boasts of 'maximum pressure' 33:06 US sanctions devastate Iranian economy 34:47 Outro

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