{"id":319269,"date":"2026-02-19T15:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/u-s-military-pressure-on-iran-is-regime-change-the-real-objective-to-the-point\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:01:16","slug":"u-s-military-pressure-on-iran-is-regime-change-the-real-objective-to-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/u-s-military-pressure-on-iran-is-regime-change-the-real-objective-to-the-point\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. military pressure on Iran \u2013 is regime change the real objective? | To the Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/LDv1HxU-SvU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. military pressure on Iran \u2013 is regime change the real objective? | To the Point\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LDv1HxU-SvU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Warships. Fighter jets. Rising tensions. The standoff over Iran\u2019s nuclear program is entering a new and dangerous phase.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiators may still be talking, but on the ground the situation is escalating fast.<\/p>\n<p>The United States and Iran are engaged in open saber-rattling. Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard is showcasing its power in the Strait of Hormuz\u2014calling it merely a \u201cnaval drill.\u201d At the same time, one U.S. aircraft carrier is already in the region, and a second carrier group has now been deployed to the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Inside Iran, the regime is intensifying anti-American rhetoric. And when Iranians take to the streets, the authorities respond with harsh crackdowns\u2014something the world witnessed again in early January. Iranian diaspora communities across the globe are speaking out against the regime\u2019s brutality. Meanwhile, the U.S. president is openly calling for political change in Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>All this unfolds while both sides insist they still want to negotiate a nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<p>On To the Point we ask: U.S. military pressure on Iran \u2013 is regime change the real objective?<\/p>\n<p>Our guests: Hans-Jakob Schindler (ICCT); Mahtab Gholizadeh (Iranian Journalist); Daniel Gerlach (Middle-East analyst)<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n02:15 What is the current situation in Iran?<br \/>\n03:00 Are Iranians hoping for a U.S. military strike?<br \/>\n04:40 The brutal crackdown on protesters in January<br \/>\n07:10 How weak is Iran\u2019s economy?<br \/>\n08:05 Video: Could there be a U.S. military action against Iran?<br \/>\n10:00 Is there a real strategy behind Trump\u2019s Iran policy?<br \/>\n12:10 How dangerous is Iran\u2019s nuclear program?<br \/>\n14:50 Will Iran reject or ignore a possible outcome of negotiations?<br \/>\n16:00 The risks the U.S. faces by intervening in Iran<br \/>\n17:00 Video: Who might replace Iran\u2019s clerical leadership?<br \/>\n20:30 Why Iran\u2019s opposition continues to struggle<br \/>\n21:30 What role does the Pahlavi family play today?<br \/>\n24:00 What support does the West offer the Iranian opposition?<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warships. Fighter jets. Rising tensions. The standoff over Iran\u2019s nuclear program is entering a new and dangerous phase. Negotiators may still be talking, but on the ground the situation is escalating fast. The United States and Iran are engaged in open saber-rattling. Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard is showcasing its power in the Strait of Hormuz\u2014calling it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":319270,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130889],"tags":[129001,130959,137985],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-319269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dw-news","tag-fighter","tag-jets","tag-warships"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>U.S. military pressure on Iran \u2013 is regime change the real objective? | To the Point | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch U.S. military pressure on Iran \u2013 is regime change the real objective? | To the Point for free, here on News ISC. 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