Confronting Capitalism: How Iraq Became the Regime Change Playbook
Iranian regime change isn’t off the table just yet.
July 16, 2025
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July 16, 2025
Confronting Capitalism: How Iraq Became the Regime Change Playbook
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<p>US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites last month were a dangerous escalation in the ongoing conflict with Iran. But while a ceasefire has remained in place, there’s good reason to believe that Iranian regime change isn’t off the table just yet.</p>
<p>On this episode of <em>Confronting Capitalism</em>, Vivek Chibber looks back on how the US pursued regime change in Iraq and why that disastrous invasion may wind up being the playbook again in Iran.</p>
<p><em>Confronting Capitalism with Vivek Chibber</em> is produced by <em>Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy</em>, and published by <em>Jacobin</em>. Music by Zonkey.</p>
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