1/19/26 - The Silent Holocaust: What’s Happening in Iran?

Jan 20, 2026

Richard Goldberg, a Senior Adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, dives deep into the brutal repression in Iran, discussing mass executions and the plight of young protesters. Meanwhile, Mark Goldfeder, CEO of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, highlights the growing antisemitism in New York City, criticizing local policies and advocating for stronger legal protections. Together, they underscore the urgent need for U.S. action in both regional conflicts and domestic challenges, framed by a call to support those fighting against tyranny.

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Iranian Crackdown As Mass Slaughter

Mark Levin argues Iran is committing mass slaughter against largely young, Western-oriented Persians demanding basic freedoms.
He asserts strong U.S. action, including strikes, is morally and strategically justified to topple the regime.

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Provide Offensive Options Quickly

Mark Levin urges the U.S. to provide offensive and defensive military options to deter and, if needed, degrade Iran's capabilities.
He calls for decisive measures to remove regime leadership and give protesters an opening.

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Question Peace Board Choices

Levin warns against placing Qatar and Turkey on Gaza's peace board due to their ties to Hamas.
He highlights Israel's rejection of foreign troops in Gaza and urges listening to Israeli cautions.

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On Monday’s Mark Levin Show, the situation in Iran is dire for the Iranian people. Theres a holocaust taking place in Iran where the regime is brutally suppressing protests. The victims are primarily young people who simply want basic freedoms. Thousands are imprisoned, tortured, raped, summarily executed, or already dead with communications cut off. America needs to act decisively against this seventh century barbarian regime. Meanwhile, Turkey’s Erdogan is trying to wipe out the Kurds. Also, Qatar, Turkey, and Pakistan have been invited as Board of Peace members without Israel's prior knowledge. Benjamin Netanyahu firmly rejects allowing any of Qatar or Turkey’s soldiers into Gaza. We ought to listen to the only democracy in the Middle East, Israel, which has repeatedly warned against trusting figures like Ambassador Tom Barrack and Erdogan. Rather than pressuring Netanyahu, the U.S. should heed Israel's cautions based on its long regional experience. Later, the unrest in cities like Minneapolis is not driven by ordinary Americans with grievances, but by Marxists, Islamists, illegal aliens, shadowy billionaires funding and organizing it, and foreign entities such as Qatar, Iran, and Communist China providing financial support while using bots and propagandists on social media. This is the enemy within already present in the country. Afterward, Richard Goldberg, Senior Adviser Foundation for Defense of Democracies, calls in and describes the ongoing brutal repression in Iran, including nightly protests clashing with regime forces, mass arrests, secret nighttime executions, torture, forced televised confessions, and families left searching for disappeared loved ones, while the members of uprising remain alive. He is convinced President Trump will act decisively against the regime, viewing him as the first U.S. president since 1979 to fully grasp and confront Iran's decades-long war on America. Finally, Mark Goldfeder, CEO of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, criticizes New York Mayor Mamdani's early decision to reverse an executive order adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism, which recognizes that certain forms of anti-Zionism can cross into antisemitism. This rollback is disturbing and signals a deliberate reduction in protections for Jewish people and reflecting Mamdani's worldview.

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