Senator Ted Cruz joins Eye for Iran as the United States and Israel intensify their campaign against the Islamic Republic. In this episode, Cruz lays out what he sees as the objective of the war, whether regime change is now on the horizon, what victory would look like, and whether limited U.S. ground engagement is possible.
Host Negar Mojtahedi also speaks with Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about possible endgame scenarios, and also taking a deeper look at Mojtaba Khamenei, the man now in charge of the Islamic Republic.
From Israel, journalist and defense analyst Yaakov Katz joins the program to discuss daily life under missile fire, Israel’s military coordination with the United States, how this war is reshaping the Middle East, and why many Israelis see the freedom of the Iranian people as central to the region’s future.
Chapters:
00:00 Ted Cruz: “The objective is to remove the regime from power”
00:34 War with Iran: what victory could look like
01:38 Senator Ted Cruz: What are the next steps in the war
04:18 Does victory mean regime change in Iran
05:58 Who could lead Iran after the regime
07:35 How the Iranian regime could collapse from within
11:21 Could the U.S. deploy limited ground forces
14:45 Ted Cruz on Kurds and arming protesters
19:35 Mark Dubowitz: Endgame scenarios for Iran
33:00 Yaakov Katz: Life inside Israel during the war
42:43 Did Iran make a catastrophic strategic miscalculation
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