https://youtu.be/89x-Iv8-GAc?si=Y8-sMC-toek4bX3g

Jan 18, 2026
Former UN weapons inspector and military analyst Scott Ritter delivers a detailed analysis of alleged foreign intelligence operations in Iran, examining claims that the CIA and Mossad infiltrated legitimate economic protests in an attempt to provoke a violent revolution and justify a U.S.–Israeli military strike.

According to Ritter, widespread protests driven by currency instability, inflation, and economic hardship were covertly manipulated by outside actors. He argues that Iran’s currency was deliberately targeted, while trained underground cells allegedly attacked security forces to manufacture chaos and create a pretext for escalation.

Ritter describes this strategy as a broader regime change master plan, claiming it ultimately failed because both the Pentagon and Israeli leadership feared a catastrophic Iranian counter-attack. This risk, he asserts, led Donald Trump to abort a planned military strike at the last moment.

The analysis further suggests that repeated failed attempts at destabilizing Iran have paradoxically strengthened the Iranian state. Ritter characterizes Iran’s political system as resilient, adaptive, and domestically supported, arguing that external pressure has reinforced national cohesion rather than weakened it.

Additionally, the discussion highlights Russia’s alleged role in assisting Iran to dismantle long-standing Western espionage networks, leaving intelligence agencies without the operational leverage they once possessed.

The video concludes by contrasting the lack of popular support for Western-backed exile groups with reports of millions of Iranians marching in solidarity with the Islamic Republic, raising questions about the effectiveness—and consequences—of foreign-driven regime change strategies.