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
