# E382. Why This Isn't Iraq 2003: The Case for Taking Down Iran's Regime - Behnam Ben Taleblu

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Published: 2026-03-19T10:00:00+00:00
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Behnam Ben Taleblu joins Bridget to offer his expertise on Iran. They discuss who’s actually in charge in Iran right now, what Americans need to understand about the Islamic Republic’s ideology, why the plight of Iranian women gets ignored by Western feminists, and why this conflict is fundamentally different from Iraq 2003. They cover how the regime destroyed Iran’s environment to fund the Revolutionary Guard, how they worked with Mexican drug cartels and Canadian biker gangs to target dissi...

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