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Inside Iran’s Crumbling Regime: Why IRGC Defectors Are Speaking Now
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Was Trump about to strike Iran, then blinked at the last second? Today, we dig into the whiplash: the U.S. reportedly stood down just as Israelis were bracing for retaliation, while Washington claims executions were “shut down” even as leaked footage and regime messaging suggest the slaughter continued off-camera. You’ll learn how the panel reads the gap between diplomatic talking points and on-the-ground realities (blackouts, propaganda access, “white SIM cards”), why negotiations that ignore the regime’s ideology may be structurally doomed and how Qatar/Turkey and oil politics could be shaping decisions that leave 90 million Iranians trapped...plus a hard-hitting “Scumbag of the Week” segment exposing Western media mouthpieces and a “Heroes” segment highlighting voices pushing for moral clarity.
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