System Update with Glenn Greenwald Trump and Netanyahu Start a New Regime-Change War against Iran
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Mar 1, 2026 A critique of the sudden U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran and its unprecedented scale and risks. Discussion of vague objectives, lack of exit strategy, and echoes of past regime-change disasters. Examination of political reversals, neocon and pro-Israel influence, and the likely human and domestic fallout. Questions raised about the announced pretexts and who truly benefits.
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Trump's War Reverses 2024 Antiwar Promises
- Trump's Iran war reverses his long campaign promise to oppose regime-change wars.
- Greenwald catalogs GOP 2024 messaging calling Trump and MAGA the 'pro-peace' ticket to show the break between rhetoric and action.
Vance's 'Trump Won't Start Wars' Op-Ed
- Glenn cites J.D. Vance's Wall Street Journal op-ed endorsing Trump for not starting wars and for avoiding sending Americans overseas.
- He contrasts that 2023 promise with current pro-war actions to illustrate political betrayal.
Resource Strain Shaped Early Escalations
- Trump resumed and escalated bombing in Yemen despite campaigning against it, then halted after resource strain and stockpile concerns.
- Greenwald notes depleted US/Israeli anti-missile and munitions stocks from supporting Ukraine, Israel, and Yemen.