Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Mehrdad Marty Youssefiani, director of the Middle East Forum’s Iran Freedom Project, joins Eric Bolling on Real America’s Voice to explain why he believes the Islamic Republic is approaching a breaking point—and why regime change ultimately must come from the Iranian people.

Youssefiani discusses Iran’s economic collapse, widespread public rejection of the regime, and the obstacles preventing Iranians from returning to the streets. He also addresses whether Iranians blame the United States for their suffering, how Tehran uses propaganda to distort public sentiment, and what outside powers can do to strengthen Iranian civil society without mistaking military pressure for a political solution.

The conversation also examines the Trump administration’s communications with Tehran, divisions between militant and pragmatic factions inside the regime, and whether Washington’s strategy of “punitive containment” can deepen the fractures threatening the Islamic Republic’s survival.

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