Bannon`s War Room Episode 5178: US And Israel Attack Iran; War Builds In The Middle East Cont.
Feb 28, 2026
Captain Jim Fennell, a former naval intelligence officer, offers tactical analysis of air and naval operations. Sam Faddis, a former U.S. intelligence officer and author, assesses Iran's leadership and regime-change dynamics. They discuss regional strikes, shaping operations, sustainment of a prolonged campaign, and how Iran might respond unconventionally. Short, intense military and strategic focus.
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Regime Change Requires Sustained Degradation
- The U.S. and Israel aimed at regime-change by striking Iran's military and leadership to degrade its capability and global reach.
- Sam Faddis warns Iran will respond worldwide through proxies and unconventional attacks, hitting places like Bahrain and Iraq and even operations tied to Mexico.
Street Protests Won't Topple The Regime By Themselves
- Mass public discontent in Iran is real but insufficient alone to topple the regime because the IRGC will brutally crush unrest.
- Faddis says a collapse is likelier if insiders or IRGC elements stage a coup rather than spontaneous street uprisings.
We Don't Have A Ready Inside Partner In Iran
- The U.S. lacks deep, reliable inside networks in Iran comparable to what it had in Iraq or with the Kurds.
- Faddis expects regime change would likely come via elite defections at the top rather than external proxies like MEK or monarchist claimants.