Eliyahu Yosian Outlines US Strategy to Topple Iranian Regime

Eliyahu Yosian, recipient of the Israel Security Prize, spoke at Channel 14's Security Conference about the escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. He argued that contrary to appearances, Iran's aggressive actions have primarily served American economic interests. Yosian explained that Washington is not cornered but is leveraging Iranian hostility to profit from Gulf states and global oil prices.

Yosian highlighted that Iran's threats against Gulf countries increase their reliance on US defense contracts and arms sales, benefiting American companies. He noted that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz raises oil prices, which favors the US as a major oil supplier. According to him, the US continues this strategic "ping-pong" as long as it can extract economic gains, with no immediate existential threat posed by Iran.

Addressing the possibility of regime collapse in Iran, Yosian dismissed the idea that internal citizen protests alone could bring down the government. Drawing parallels to Nazi Germany, Gaddafi's Libya, and Saddam Hussein's Iraq, he emphasized that extreme external pressure is necessary for such a change. He outlined a three-pronged approach for the US to topple the Iranian regime: deploying ground forces inside Iran, physically seizing oil and gas fields that generate 80% of the regime's revenue, and arming local minorities willing to oppose the government.

Yosian concluded that without oil revenues, the regime could not pay the Revolutionary Guards, Basij, and militias, leading to internal collapse. He asserted that the regime cannot withstand pressure on these three fronts.