Event Brief
Former IDF officer says US targets Iran regime collapse
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 29, 2026 at 12:08 PM ET
Summary: Or Horvitz, a former IDF officer and JPPI senior fellow, said Washington has shifted from stalled Iran nuclear talks to a strategy aimed at hastening the Iranian regime’s collapse. He described this as a “maximum pressure” approach modeled on Ronald Reagan’s confrontation with the Soviet Union, and said escalating economic pressure could raise the risk of an irrational Iranian strike.
WHO: Or Horvitz
WHAT: Said the US has pivoted from Iran nuclear negotiations to a regime-collapse strategy and renewed “maximum pressure.”
WHEN: Aug 27, 2026 at 11:17 AM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: He argued that negotiations with Iran are pointless because the regime is unwilling to compromise on core interests, while economic pressure is intended to weaken it further.
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