Trump may have achieved regime change in Iran. But is this the change he wanted? | The News Agents

Iran’s Islamic Regime has achieved the one thing it wanted during the 40-day war with the US and Israel – survival. Ali Vaez, senior advisor for non-profit organisation Crisis Group says not only did the Iranian regime survive weeks of bombardment by two nuclear powers, it has also been able to set the terms for upcoming negotiations. Talks are set to start imminently in Islamabad, Pakistan, between the warring nations. “The basis of these talks is the 10-point plan that Iran sent to the US, not the 15-point plan that the US had put on the table,” Vaez tells Lewis Goodall. “This, for the regime, is already considered a victory.” The priority for Iran's leaders in these talks, Vaez says, is a source of revenue for reconstruction after devastation from US and Israeli bombings. "The most important thing they want is either sanctions relief, or that they remain in control of the Strait of Hormuz, this critical choke point in the world, and use it as a source of revenue by charging transit fees," he says. Vaez admits he did not expect Iran to withstand the combined military power of the US and Israel – but says they did so with “cold-minded and very sober” decision-making. Not only did the regime survive, he believes it has become stronger – at least in the short term. # #Podcast #UKPodcast #PoliticsPodcast #News #Politics #NewsAgents #EmilyMaitlis #JonSopel #LewisGoodall Download The News Agents with Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall from 5PM every weekday on Global Player: https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/ Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@thenewsagents The News Agents website: https://www.thenewsagents.co.uk/ The News Agents is a Global Player Original podcast. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us on the Socials! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsagents.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenewsagents/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenewsagents Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewsagentsofficial Twitter: https://x.com/TheNewsAgents Shop our merch: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=TNA