“Burn it Down!” - Mossad in Iran, Trump Regime Change, Clinton Bribe & Nuke Deal - Trita Parsi (Video)

In this 10 February 2026 published video, host Julian Dorey talks with Trita Parsi, an Iranian-born Swedish-American author, analyst, and prominent advocate for diplomacy between the United States and Iran. He is currently the Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a think tank he co-founded in 2019 that promotes a “restraint-based” U.S. foreign policy.

He argues that the global “rules-based order” is disintegrating and that a multipolar world is emerging, necessitating a return to international law over unilateral “coalitions of the willing”. Recently, Parsi has analyzed the impact of the Trump administration’s policies, suggesting that direct communication is necessary to avoid full-scale war, while noting that Trump’s base is largely averse to new Middle Eastern conflicts. He has highlighted a shift among Gulf states, noting that some officials now view Israeli military actions, rather than Iranian behavior, as a primary source of regional instability.
 
Critics, including InfluenceWatch and some news outlets, have accused Parsi and NIAC of operating as a de facto lobby for the Iranian government—an allegation Parsi and NIAC have consistently denied, maintaining they are an independent voice criticizing both U.S. and Iranian policies. In January 2026, his appearance at Yale University sparked protests from demonstrators who accused him of being an “apologist” for the Iranian regime amidst domestic crackdowns in Iran.

https://youtu.be/rzciDsE9Xx8

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro 
01:44 – UN diplomacy, veto reform, Veto+1 proposal, reform vs collapse
11:44 – Iran revolution fears, civil war risk, MEK, Kurdish militias
22:44 – MEK cult tactics, US involvement, social media psyops, fog of war
35:56 – Shah coup history, 1979 revolution, Cold War politics
44:19 – Post-revolution repression, Guardian Council, middle-class collapse, sanctions
54:43 – Obama admin, Iran nuclear deal, secret negotiations
64:04 – Israel-Iran dynamics, regime change failures, Persian Gulf escalation
01:23:26 – Iranian negotiators, diplomacy value, Qatar mediation
01:34:37 – Hamas in Qatar, family split by revolution, exile stories
01:44:31 – Protest hijacking, foreign intervention, Mossad speculation
01:55:12 – Civil war realities, Saudi funding, China mediation, Israel strikes
02:06:37 – Saudi perspective, regional buffers, Iranian identity
02:19:17 – Swedish alienation, Khomeini rise, leftist betrayal
02:29:33 – Trump exits deal, mistrust, Axis of Evil legacy
02:38:30 – 2022 protests failure, middle-class revolt, intelligence penetration
02:47:52 – Mossad recruitment, espionage realities, geopolitics
02:57:26 – Regime legitimacy collapse, internal decay, unstable future
03:01:21 – Trita flight