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

34 minutes Posted Jan 16, 2026 at 12:20 am.

(CLIP) Trump supports Iran protests

Riots in Iran

Israeli media on arming Iranian 'protesters'

US-backed regime change attempt

(CLIP) Trump pushes Iran regime change

Trump threatens to attack Iran (again)

CIA coup in Iran in 1953

Crimes of US-backed shah

Iranian Revolution

US imperialism: Wolfowitz Doctrine

Geopolitics of Middle East (West Asia)

Iran: BRICS, SCO, China, Russia

US plans to 'remake Middle East'

(CLIP) Wesley Clark: 7 countries in 5 years

Trump's threats against Iran

Trump spreads fake news

Trump threatens tariffs

Trump: "take over [Iranian] institutions"

US withdraws troops from Qatar

US plans to attack Iran

'Protesters' burn down buildings

Iran 'protesters' have weapons

Similarities to Syria & Libya

USA backs Iranian 'crown prince'

(CLIP) 'Crown prince': "This is a war"

Sacrifices to empire

Israel supports Iranian 'crown prince'

Mike Pompeo: Mossad supports protests

US boasts of 'maximum pressure'

US sanctions devastate Iranian economy

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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.

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