The Left always hated on Dinesh D’Souza. And so, in my past days, I’d kind of ignore him too. In recent years I’ve listened to him more. I find him clearly and knowledgeably spoken. I rarely disagree with his takes. And certainly do not in the above video, that I’m 100% on board with.
The downfall of the theocrats in Iran, the hardline Mullahs and Ayatollahs is good, first and foremost, for the people of Iran, who yearn for freedom. Good for the West and good for the Middle East. Good for peace on earth. Good for goodness vs evil. Good for women and minorities. Good for Free Speech. Good for the LGBTQ community …even as they’re in cahoots with the Mullahs in the Red-Green alliance. Good for the Middle East. Good for anti-Qatar hypocrisy. Good for Sunni Arab states that are keen to make up with the local superpower, Israel, but don’t want to do so openly, while Iran is there supporting terrorist proxies in the region. Good for all of that.
In short: the downfall of the Iranian Mullahs would be … Good!
I asked Grok for a summary:
The video is a ~25-minute interview on the "Stand Tall Israel" channel (uploaded January 16, 2026) featuring conservative author/filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza. Titled *"Dinesh D’Souza: If Iran Falls, Radical Islam Collapses — Here’s What Happens Next"*, it explores the potential collapse of Iran's regime amid ongoing protests.
Key points:
- D’Souza views the 1979 Islamic Revolution as radical Islam's capture of its first major state, making Iran unique compared to groups like ISIS, Hamas, or the Taliban. The regime's obsession with Israel stems from Israel's effective resistance to radical Islam.
- Current protests differ from past ones (e.g., 2009 Green Movement) due to Trump's supportive rhetoric and promise of aid, contrasting Obama's perceived sympathy for the regime.
- Pre-1979 Iran under the Shah was secularizing/modernizing; the revolution reversed this, creating a durable theocracy.
- If Iran's regime falls, it would demoralize radical Islam globally, reshape Middle East power (Iran as a top Muslim state with nuclear ambitions), and weaken its influence.
- D’Souza critiques rising anti-Israel sentiment among some conservatives (e.g., Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens), calling it recycled antisemitism and illogical (e.g., "Israel controls America" claims).
- He warns of the "Red-Green Alliance" (leftist progressives + radical Islam) dominating media/academia, amplified by Qatar's subtle influence and the Muslim Brotherhood's infiltration in the West using freedoms to undermine them.
- Freedom-loving Iranians increasingly admire Israel; Western societies risk enabling forces hostile to liberty.
Overall, it's a geopolitical/civilizational analysis framing Iran's fall as a potential turning point against radical Islam, while criticizing shifting Western attitudes toward Israel.
