Jim Carafano Explains Why Iran's Bluster Is Domestic Propaganda and Why the Regime May Be Nearing Collapse

The Marc Cox Morning Show · Jul 10, 2026 · 7m

Heritage Foundation's Jim Carafano joins The Marc Cox Morning Show with a sharp, insider take on the Iran conflict — arguing the regime's missile claims are pure theater for a terrified domestic audience, and that President Trump's $300 billion reconstruction offer was actually a brilliant psychological play exposing how the mullahs keep their own people in poverty. Carafano makes the case that the more the regime cracks down, the more likely its own security apparatus walks away, leading to real collapse from within. He and Marc also tackle the murky reporting around the president's Air…