Why are USA & Israel bombing schools & hospitals in Iran? They want societal collapse

Why are USA & Israel bombing schools & hospitals in Iran? They want societal collapse

Author: Ben Norton March 6, 2026 Duration: 20:59
The US and Israel are bombing schools and hospitals in Iran. This is not an accident. War Secretary Pete Hegseth admitted they want to unleash as much "death and destruction" as possible. Their goal is total collapse of Iran's state and society. Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dAY9J6aAr0 Topics 0:00 (CLIP) US secretary of war on Iran 0:27 Schools & hospitals bombed in Iran 2:14 US-Israeli war violates international law 3:45 Iran was NOT preparing to attack USA 4:30 (CLIP) IAEA chief on nuclear weapons 4:53 Trump admin boasts of "unfair fight" 5:22 (CLIP) "Punching them while they're down" 5:49 Sadistic rhetoric 6:18 (CLIP) "Death and destruction... all day" 6:49 Operation Epic Epstein Fury 7:39 (CLIP) Comparing Iran to Iraq invasion 8:09 Pete Hegseth, extremist "crusader" 9:09 US military promotes "holy war" 9:42 Anti-woke? Pro-war crimes 10:47 (CLIP) Hegseth promotes war crimes 11:40 US torpedoes Iranian ship near India 12:32 The cruelty is the point 13:12 What is goal of USA & Israel? 13:43 Ali Khamenei 14:10 "Decapitation" of Iranian leaders 15:45 USA & Israel want state collapse 16:57 Israeli admits: it seeks chaos 19:48 Imperialist war of extermination 20:47 Outro

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